ray62

I agree with all the comments about blackouts becoming more frequent and progressive.

Anything, and I mean anything can and will happen with a blackout. Situations can turn horribly tragic.

save your life and possibly other lives as well.

Good vibes headin' your way that you solve this issue.

Stang

I'm on my way to Jujitsu practice and in a hurry so I only read the title. If your blackouts are that bad then there is no "or cut back". There is only no drinking alcohol....period!

eJoshua

While I realize that this thread is now relatively old and the OP might not be around any longer...

I think it's difficult to make a decision baed on the information you have disclosed. If you are in a pattern of drinking excessively then I think quitting would absolutely be the route to go. On the other hand, if you normally don't ever drink to the point of blackout but usually are a repsonsible drinker then I would say that you have probably learned your lesson and ought to be careful never to drink that much again.

Being that you're posting on here, I'm guessing you probably have a past pattern of drinking. I will say that the natural reaction of people that don't drink alcoholically would be to come to the decision not to drink that much ever again, and they would follow through on that decision.

If you are an alcoholic then you will probably find a way to try to reason with yourself that this was a one time thing and something you shouldn't make any "rash decisions" based off of.

Best wishes

Firehazard

to SR Your post really helps me to focus today on

who I am, "A Alcoholic",

Like Blackoutgirl was putting forth, it can get much worse and

very bad if you are a Alcoholic and continue to drink. After three trips to the

treatment center it finally dawned on me that alcoholism is a progressive

disease. I have blacked out for two weeks and woke up on the opposite

coast of the United States. That was Terrifing!!

FEAR IS A GREAT MOTIVATOR in OUR CASE

Cindi74

What part of quitting don't you get? Maybe a stroke or heart attack would be better?

MrDavid

I've been through similar experiences myself Jimmy, but not to that effect. I guess you owe a debt of gratitude to the person who drove you home. It seems like a very troubling situation though, and one I feel is not worth repeating. So I hope this incident causes you to rethink your strategy regarding sobriety, because God knows you need one.

GirlFromCO

Yes. I read your post earlier tonight and I can't stop thinking about it. It reminded me of the "Well I never... so I'm not" game I used to play. "Well I never did this or that awful thing like so and so did so I'm not an alcoholic. Well I never hurt myself or somebody else so I'm not an alcoholic. Well I never did this, or that, or said this..." If you are comparing yourself to the worst alcoholic you know, and you're not as bad as they are, what does that make you? It makes you the second worst drinker that you know.

BTW, I ended up doing all the things on my "Well I never" list, and more. You just don't care after a while. For example, I'm certain that at one point in your life, if asked, you would say: "Would I keep drinking after blacking out, breaking bones, and being escorted safely home by a random angelic stranger who just as easily could have been a very bad person? Hell no!"

Honestly, the fact that you're questioning whether or not quitting is called for after a night like that just seems crazy. I'm not judging because I've been in the same spot and I know how drinking warps the mind. We can do all kinds of insane mental acrobatics to convince ourselves that it's okay to keep doing what we're doing after absolutely crazy things happen. I'm just here as an outsider to offer my perspective and hope that the rational part of you is listening. You came here so I know that rational part of you still exists. It's that little voice inside that knows things aren't okay right now.

You need to know that this can and will get worse if you don't take action.

I took it day by day in the beginning, and now I'm at a place where I can say with certainty that I'm never going to drink again. Getting sober changed my life in ways I could have only dreamed of when I was still drinking. There is a huge family here, in AA, in other secular recovery programs, all around the world that has been where you are and made a breakthrough and who are willing to help you beat this. Some of their stories are nothing short of miraculous. You can do it too. The first step is listening to that little voice of reason.

Matterhorn

If you continue, the blackouts will get worse...the DT's are waiting for you if you keep this up. I don't miss those days at all...