Drinking alcohol - forgeting the details of night?

Paulegend

PK2008 wrote: »

Conversation between me and a hot chick in work day after Xmas party:

Me: Hey you should have been at the party last night it was great
Her: I was at the party!!!
Me: What?? How come I didnt see you there?
Her: You were talking to me for an hour!!!!
Me:

ah thats a saturday and most wednesdays for me:D

Happened to me three times in my life.

Once a very very very long time ago, was at a wedding in Tullamore, went to the residents bar, had my first ever vodka redbull and then my second, third and so on, woke up the next morning having no clue how I had gotten to bed, I had the shakes for two days straight. Missed our train home from Tullamore.
Never drank V+RB again - and never will.

Second time - this time last year - Was going out with my friend, had a glass of wine in my house, got on the dart to Blackrock, had a vodka + lime, then a strawberry daquiri, then I had one single sip of Apple Margerita and that was it, remember nothing, my friend found me KO'd in the bathroom (upstairs in the nightclub) didn't even know I had gone upstairs until I saw the stamp on my hand the next day. She had to bring me all the way to my front door - she normally gets out of the taxi first. I will never ever drink Tequila again as long as I live.

Third time was last month in Vegas, jetlagged to bits, fell asleep in the hotel room, woke at 9pm and did not want to go anywhere, but it was Vegas so I was fecked if I was staying in! So had a couple of Vodkas before leaving the room, got to the casino, decided a Sambuca would wake me up, they don't have shot glasses, just a big fuck off glass of sambuca, followed by another. It literally felt like the hangover the next day. Not having the faintest clue where I had been all night :eek:

But in general, no, I remember pretty much everything on a night out! Little snippets might go missing but I remember them as soon as I'm reminded!

Scary stuff!!!

bohsboy

Have to say lads, blacking out can be funny when you are young but it can be absolutely terrifying as you get older. I had to knock drink on the head due to these black out nights.

I've woken up in strange places I never remembered getting to the night before, done things Ive been told about the next day and other stuff Id prefer not to say..ahem .

For some people its no bother as they dont care less what people think, but I was getting increasingly paranoid about what had happened the night before and looked for reassurance from others. Some people delight in seeing you sweat in discomfort as they recount episodes to you!

The way I look at it, it's caused by a massive binge and effectively you're brain is shutting down parts as it cant cope with the huge intake of alcohol. That cant be good.

Hats off to anyone who does'nt care that they cant remember!

Pushtrak

If you forget something, how do you remember you forgot? You have to be reminded. By its very nature, its impossible to know whether you forgot anything.

gobby

Pushtrak wrote: »

If you forget something, how do you remember you forgot? You have to be reminded. By its very nature, its impossible to know whether you forgot anything.

Simples, photos and video's. At least thats how I was reminded of a few drunken nights where I blacked out. Funny now looking back but in general, I dont like not knowing what I did. Guess I dont trust myself! :P

sam34

Pushtrak wrote: »

If you forget something, how do you remember you forgot? You have to be reminded. By its very nature, its impossible to know whether you forgot anything.

waking up at home, and realising you dont know how you got there

knowing you cant remember anything after a certain time, ie a total blackout

photos

and of course, friends who delight in telling you what you did/said

Pushtrak

sam34 wrote: »

waking up at home, and realising you dont know how you got there

Never had that.

knowing you cant remember anything after a certain time, ie a total blackout

Have had that.

and of course, friends who delight in telling you what you did/said

Definitely had that.

P.C.

You get to a stage (drunk) where your brain stops keeping short term memory - this means that you do not form long term memory.


It is nothing to worry about - you will not do anything against your nature, but it does make you wonder...

P.C.

Linky

CAPSLOCK365

when you're out, you're out!

Atavan-Halen

Yep, happens to me. I won't forget the whole night but just random parts.

Also 2000th post for me :eek:

budgemook

If I'm smashed, I wont remember a good lot of stuff. If I'm just normal drunk, I will. Trouble is, what can get me normal drunk one night might just get me smashed the next...

pinkfloyd34

budgemook wrote: »

If I'm smashed, I wont remember a good lot of stuff. If I'm just normal drunk, I will. Trouble is, what can get me normal drunk one night might just get me smashed the next...

yea im the same, could be drunk one night and remember everything but then could have approx the same amount and remember nothing another night, probably depends if you had something to eat

Dragan

The human body is a complex thing, alcohol will hit harder depending on sleep, food intake, hydration levels etc etc etc.

It's not that hard to drink at a pace where you are keeping an eye on how drunk you are.

No offence to anyone, but the whole drinking till you black out is a losers game.

Herbal Deity

Dragan wrote: »

No offence to anyone, but the whole drinking till you black out is a losers game.

:mad:

I'm going to go drink until I forget you said that.

Dragan

Herbal Deity wrote: »

:mad:

I'm going to go drink until I forget you said that.

Sorry, i didn't mean that to sound so insulting actually.

Just, i have general issues with people who drink too much, lose control....a near decade of door work causes it I reckon. You eventually get tired of looking people, or getting second hand apologies as someone is not "normally like that"....so i guess i'm a bit biased towards disliking the activity.

But yeah, didn't mean to come across like such a dick there folks.

seclachi

Dragan wrote: »

Sorry, i didn't mean that to sound so insulting actually.

Just, i have general issues with people who drink too much, lose control....a near decade of door work causes it I reckon. You eventually get tired of looking people, or getting second hand apologies as someone is not "normally like that"....so i guess i'm a bit biased towards disliking the activity.

But yeah, didn't mean to come across like such a dick there folks.

I`ve only ever hung around in town until closing time a few times, but everytime what I witnessed makes me back up what you say. TBF most people are ok, but the 10-20% who are twisted out of there minds always freaks me out.

I agree with your sentiments, I think theres a fun level of drinking and then theres the state alot of people get into.