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I was a blackout drinker for years,
I mistakenly thought all drinkers were...:
Check out the info from "Under The Influence: sticky
That explained it to my satisfaction
I mistakenly thought all drinkers were...:
Check out the info from "Under The Influence: sticky
That explained it to my satisfaction
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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I was a blackout drinker too...the longer I get sober the more I am remembering pieces of some events. There are still many that I heard about from friends. There are a ton also where I just remember waking up in strange places, bruises, people, etc...
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Originally Posted by Scott1970 
There are a ton also where I just remember waking up in strange places, bruises, people, etc...
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The drunken escapades that I seem to remember in detail are the ones where I made a complete fool of myself. Today those memories help me stay committed to sober living.
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Zen..agreed. Those memories coupled with drinking so much you stagger around like an idiot and blackouts keep me sober. Waking up and not remembering where you parked your car because you were to drunk to drive. Lots of things keep me sober. These are just the ones I can say out loud!!
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Lord have mercy. The sunrise 'walks of shame' after nights out had to be the worst... staggering down the street because I'm still too drunk to find my car, squinting in the sun at all the normal people getting their coffee and donuts on their way to work, and me looking exactly like what I am - a stupid, loaded little niteclub bunny who can't remember most of the evening....
...to this day, I'm amazed I was not raped in killed in some nasty alley. Thank you, higher power.
...to this day, I'm amazed I was not raped in killed in some nasty alley. Thank you, higher power.
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Not every alcoholic experiences blackouts. Not everyone who gets falling-down drunk experiences blackouts.
I would have small gaps in my memory--parts of conversations, etc., that I would lose. I refer to them as "brownouts". In a true blackout there is no memory of what occured. Though not all alcoholics have them, those that do have them seem to be destined for alcoholism if they aren't there already. Just my own observation.
I would have small gaps in my memory--parts of conversations, etc., that I would lose. I refer to them as "brownouts". In a true blackout there is no memory of what occured. Though not all alcoholics have them, those that do have them seem to be destined for alcoholism if they aren't there already. Just my own observation.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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I'd say its definately to do with speed. I always drank really fast and almost always blacked out. My friends probably drank more than I did but didnt get blackouts because they were more slow and steady types.
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I went from being an occasional blackout/brownout drinker to blacking out most of the time I drank, and quite early on too - within a few drinks. Really scary. When that started happening was about the time I started drinking alone and not in public...after a few very embarassing and stupid incidents.
It's been a while since I read up on this, but IIRC, it's not a recall problem - some drunk brains stop the "recording tape", so your mind just stops recording/processing what happened. So there's really nothing to remember.
It's been a while since I read up on this, but IIRC, it's not a recall problem - some drunk brains stop the "recording tape", so your mind just stops recording/processing what happened. So there's really nothing to remember.
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