[General] Why is "power down inebriation" in this situation?

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mokbon

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Hi?

Barney says Ted thinks too much before hitting on a girl

Barney : and it's gonna keep on happening until you power down that bucket of neuroses inebriation style.
(It's from How I met your mother S1 Ep9)

I found the meaning of inebriation as intoxication.

In this situation, Ted should drink more. Then, why should Ted power down that bucket of neuroses inebriation style?
 
= until you reduce all that anxiety that you have, by getting drunk.

(I hope you don't use American television sit-coms to learn correct English. Many use crude language and they are full of puns, idioms, and jive talk current to the day.)
 
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