system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How does your body seem to sober up in an instant if something bad happens?
gpt
Your body has a good setup in order to respond to emergencies. It pumps you full of adrenaline and endorphins and stuff like that, and that *can* mitigate intoxication. 

But the keyword here is "seem". You are very likely still impaired.