Do you blackout often from drinking?

irish son · 11-02-2013 11:54PM

Get yourself a girlfriend Teddy, you won't be as tempted to go out and get really drunk at the weekends, you will probably just stay in watch a dvd and maybe have 2 or 3 drinks.

razorgil · 12-02-2013 12:13AM

irish son wrote: »

Get yourself a girlfriend Teddy, you won't be as tempted to go out and get really drunk at the weekends, you will probably just stay in watch a dvd and maybe have 2 or 3 drinks.

are you shttin poor teddy!! if anything is going to make him drink more its a woman!! holy god ted, don't do it man............:eek:

tommyombomb · 12-02-2013 12:19AM

In the same boat. Bit fuzzy the last two nights out with only a small bit missing. However the previous weekend involved most of the night missing and waking up in the horrors.

Man up ted and stop whinning

dorkacle · 12-02-2013 12:19AM

Being honest I do occasionally black out on nights out.

Its usually if I go on the spirits and have been in work all day beforehand or something... I hate when I it happens, because clearly I was concious and physically awake because I'm told by other people but for me its just blank

As a result I tend to stick to the beer and actually try know 'the one' that is one too many, and I've been pretty good at it

However some nights I still do loose the run of myself still :pac:
The only positive I suppose is that I've been told I'm a jolly drunk when I'm like that, if I was any other way I'd try never let it happen!

7 7 12 · 12-02-2013 12:41AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I've been watching some of the Des Bishop show there and think he's dead right.
I was out over the weekend and drank myself into a black out, but the next morning I woke up in a strange house and before I left without saying anything I went to the kitchen and robbed some beer for my way home.
In my mind at the time I was more than welcome to do it and that it was completely acceptable, but I just robbed from a stranger.
Then after finally getting home I could care less about food and instead went to the pub with a few people for the sport that was on Sunday.
I've spent the last hour or so trying to read about AA but my head is still suffering from alcohol withdrawal I can't concentrate well. On a sober day I could have read everything I've read in the last hour in about 10 minutes.

If you're not winding us up here... seriously you need to cut drink out of your life completely. I don't know what it would take (whether it's reading some of the books mentioned, visiting people in hospital, having a brush with death which you eventually will if you carry on like this) but all I'll say is I personally know of 3 dead people who were alive this time last year, all dead directly or indirectly as a result of alcohol. (One of them drunk fell down stairs and broke his neck, another drowned after falling into a river, and another died a painful death through cirrhosis)

These people weren't even old, and risking all this sh1te over what is in my opinion a crap drug. It's a depressant like! I don't want to condone illegal drug use but there are far better, safer alternative ways to get a buzz.

wandatowell · 12-02-2013 12:42AM

Good ****in man teddy!

orestes · 12-02-2013 12:48AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I've been watching some of the Des Bishop show there and think he's dead right.
I was out over the weekend and drank myself into a black out, but the next morning I woke up in a strange house and before I left without saying anything I went to the kitchen and robbed some beer for my way home.
In my mind at the time I was more than welcome to do it and that it was completely acceptable, but I just robbed from a stranger.
Then after finally getting home I could care less about food and instead went to the pub with a few people for the sport that was on Sunday.
I've spent the last hour or so trying to read about AA but my head is still suffering from alcohol withdrawal I can't concentrate well. On a sober day I could have read everything I've read in the last hour in about 10 minutes.

I'm not near to plan on going to AA or anything yet at least, but what does put me off is the tie in with bringing god into my life. I'm not anti religion, but God is just not for me and I'm not really a believer. I don't see why god needs to be involved in AA.

The first step of AA is that members admit they are powerless over alcohol, which basically means they can't control their drinking or quit on their own, so something/someone else has to help them. The word god in addiction terms is inter-changable with the term "higher power", it just means something bigger than yourself. It's the fundamental basis of all 12 step addiction programs, not just AA (although they did invent it).

1ZRed · 12-02-2013 12:50AM

irish son wrote: »

Get yourself a girlfriend Teddy, you won't be as tempted to go out and get really drunk at the weekends, you will probably just stay in watch a dvd and maybe have 2 or 3 drinks.

What a way to turn anyone off a girlfriend :P

TeddyTedson · 12-02-2013 12:59AM

7 7 12 wrote: »

If you're not winding us up here... seriously you need to cut drink out of your life completely. I don't know what it would take (whether it's reading some of the books mentioned, visiting people in hospital, having a brush with death which you eventually will if you carry on like this) but all I'll say is I personally know of 3 dead people who were alive this time last year, all dead directly or indirectly as a result of alcohol. (One of them drunk fell down stairs and broke his neck, another drowned after falling into a river, and another died a painful death through cirrhosis)

These people weren't even old, and risking all this sh1te over what is in my opinion a crap drug. It's a depressant like! I don't want to condone illegal drug use but there are far better, safer alternative ways to get a buzz.

No I'm actually leaving a lot of stuff out to be honest.
It's like cigarettes for me in the pub. I need to have a drink in my hand.
I've been drinking during weekends for so long now that it's hard to break the habit. I even quit playing sport because we'd always go for drinks afterwards but now I find I'm drinking more and getting less exercise.
Next weekend I'm going to try so hard not to drink.

Ando's Saggy Bottom · 12-02-2013 01:02AM

Seems to me you do an awful lot of talking on boards Teddy about

(a) How your drinking is ruining your life

(b) How you think you have a drink problem

(c) How you want to stop

but there's never any action, just a repeating cycle of the same old sh*t week in week out.

Its getting boring to read at this stage, I can't imagine how you feel about it. Man up and start doing something about it or else stop talking about it.

TeddyTedson · 12-02-2013 01:06AM

Pete Campbell wrote: »

Seems to me you do an awful lot of talking on boards Teddy about

(a) How your drinking is ruining your life

(b) How you think you have a drink problem

(c) How you want to stop

but there's never any action, just a repeating cycle of the same old sh*t week in week out.

Its getting boring to read at this stage, I can't imagine how you feel about it. Man up and start doing something about it or else stop talking about it.

Yeah you're right I'll stop and get back on topic.

irish son · 12-02-2013 01:06AM

1ZRed wrote: »

What a way to turn anyone off a girlfriend :P

It's true though, if you have a girlfriend she will not be to happy if you go out and get really drunk every Friday and Saturday night, she will put the reigns on you.

Ando's Saggy Bottom · 12-02-2013 01:08AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Yeah you're right I'll stop and get back on topic.

Cool, see you next Monday so for Episode 147 of your repeat self loathing and empty promises you have no real intention of keeping.

My name is URL · 12-02-2013 01:08AM

Pete Campbell wrote: »

Seems to me you do an awful lot of talking on boards Teddy about

(a) How your drinking is ruining your life

(b) How you think you have a drink problem

(c) How you want to stop

but there's never any action, just a repeating cycle of the same old sh*t week in week out.

Its getting boring to read at this stage, I can't imagine how you feel about it. Man up and start doing something about it or else stop talking about it.

Jesus, ease up there Dr Phil :pac:

Ruudi_Mentari · 12-02-2013 01:12AM

Look I lead a pretty boring enough life too but will never allude to being an alcoholic to make it seem less so. You already said you were winding us up with this stuff once or are you just so alco you genuinely thought you had a drink. Shouldn't that be the other way 'round it's just gettin fcukin boring man...

Dont entertain his apparent alcoholism lads. How much more is disingenuous ted... stop that.

TeddyTedson · 12-02-2013 01:14AM

Pete Campbell wrote: »

Cool, see you next Monday so for Episode 147 of your repeat self loathing and empty promises you have no real intention of keeping.

I agree with you and you still feel the need for a smart arsed reply.
Jesus weeps.

1ZRed · 12-02-2013 01:16AM

irish son wrote: »

It's true though, if you have a girlfriend she will not be to happy if you go out and get really drunk every Friday and Saturday night, she will put the reigns on you.

That's the beauty of having a boyfriend, as long as I'm grand he couldn't give a feck. He'll join in

TeddyTedson · 12-02-2013 01:20AM

Ruudi_Mentari wrote: »

Look I lead a pretty boring enough life too but will never allude to being an alcoholic to make it seem less so. You already said you were winding us up with this stuff once or are you just so alco you genuinely thought you had a drink. Shouldn't that be the other way 'round it's just gettin fcukin boring man...

Dont entertain his apparent alcoholism lads. How much more is disingenuous ted... stop that.

No I didn't.
I didn't make the thread specifically about me, I just gave my input and when people asked me other questions I answered.
I don't see why you're so upset?

TeddyTedson · 12-02-2013 01:21AM

1ZRed wrote: »

That's the beauty of having a boyfriend, as long as I'm grand he couldn't give a feck. He'll join in

The gay population of Ireland is set to soar after that statement.

razorgil · 12-02-2013 01:22AM

irish son wrote: »

It's true though, if you have a girlfriend she will not be to happy if you go out and get really drunk every Friday and Saturday night, she will put the reigns on you.

yeah, unless she also likes quite a few drinks herself, then you're rightly fúcked!!
:rolleyes:

TeddyTedson · 12-02-2013 01:56AM

If a mod sees this could you lock it for me. Thanks.
I'll do my best to never mention it in AH again.

janeo80 · 12-02-2013 02:31AM

It nearly always happens when I drink. I could drink 2 glasses of wine and be exhausted and forget bits, I could drink a bottle of wine and remember everything. I use my phone and camera the morning after to piece things together before crawling across the hall to my housemate's room and asking her what happened! Sometimes we fill each other in, other times both of us have huge blanks! Frightening isn't it, that you could be having a ball or having the worst night ever, and the next morning it doesn't matter because it's just 3 mins of memory from a 7 hour session, haha!

tomthetank · 12-02-2013 02:31AM

I once conducted an entire relationship while almost exclusively drunk

janeo80 · 12-02-2013 02:33AM

That's nice

brummytom · 12-02-2013 02:41AM

I blackout most times I drink, people say things like 'know your limits' - I do, I just drink past them. I enjoy being drunk, I don't think there's anything wrong with that. If it's everyday then yeah, you've got a problem.

janeo80 · 12-02-2013 02:45AM

Only reading back over this thread now do I see stuff about alcoholism cropping up... I binge drink like most in their 20s and like brummytom, know my limits usually, but get a laugh out of going a bit past them, sometimes too far. But I definitely don't have a problem with alcohol, I was telling mum I forgot bits of nights out and she got very concerned but... it's not like I actively drink to forget, it just happens!

tomthetank · 12-02-2013 02:46AM

janeo80 wrote: »

That's nice

You're nice xxxxxxxx

janeo80 · 12-02-2013 02:48AM

tomthetank wrote: »

You're nice xxxxxxxx

Are you frequenting this forum while drunk? Lolzbbzzxoxox

brummytom · 12-02-2013 02:49AM

janeo80 wrote: »

Are you frequenting this forum while drunk? Lolzbbzzxoxox

People who frequent this forum sober would be the minority.

janeo80 · 12-02-2013 02:50AM

I'm new here :P And it's too good a comeback for anyone more than tipsy I think!

Do you blackout often from drinking?

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