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It's a Britishism that's a more polite way of saying that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tired_and_emotional

FWIW it seems unlikely that this type of behavior would be brought about by drinking alone, especially once the media took notice. I known people who have made idiotic career-limiting moves while drunk (like brazenly hitting on the boss' daughter at a party) and they usually get deer-in-headlights embarrassed once someone wiser advises them to knock it off. Maybe drugs, stress, or some type of medical condition?

In any case whether caused by substance abuse or some other problem, it seems irresponsible to comment on publicly like this. It doesn't even have to be caused by mental illness in a traditional sense. There have been cases of people with brain tumors acting out in wacky ways. It's not really fair to disparage someone who's acting unusually and may not even be aware or in control of their behavior.

Or maybe it's just some bizarre attempt at "going viral", who knows these days?