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dixiegrrrrl

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27. Many people, including the drunks, think "blackout" means passing out.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 11:34 AM

Oct 2018

That's why I was a bit concerned about the term being used in the questioning and answered by someone who may not know it means something different than passing out.

Plus, if you ask Do you ever drink to the point of passing out?
it is common to hear in return.." No, never. I drink and still can make it home and go to bed"
Where, a lot of us know, or remember, a nuclear bomb blast will not wake the guy who is, of course, passed out in his bed.

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Truth about blackout drinking: there is NO WAY to tell if someone is blacked out... [View all] CapnSteve Oct 2018 OP

...although I think that Kavanaugh is not a blackout drunk - he remembers every attempted rape, CapnSteve Oct 2018 #1

That's why he faked cried over calendar. blue cat Oct 2018 #26

The person isn't sleeping; they just don't have any recollection of events afterwards. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2018 #2

Happened to me once on a company event 25 years ago... CapnSteve Oct 2018 #5

I remember in college I visited a friend in DC, got drunk at a smoker at her college.... George II Oct 2018 #17

Many people, including the drunks, think "blackout" means passing out. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2018 #27

I have one blackout period in my life Roland99 Oct 2018 #3

That is true JonLP24 Oct 2018 #4

They are fully conscious of what they are doing. Mariana Oct 2018 #10

Alright JonLP24 Oct 2018 #12

You have stated a real fact. Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #13

Yep, that's my neighbor. peekaloo Oct 2018 #19

You are correct. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #6

Stephen King says he doesn't remember writing Cujo. backscatter712 Oct 2018 #25

That is a looooooong black out! BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #28

I could DEFINITELY know when my alcoholic wife R.I.P. was blacked out BamaRefugee Oct 2018 #7

Passed out and blacked out don't mean the same thing. Mariana Oct 2018 #11

Fixed the grammer in the title. The Myth is that anyone can tell if someone is blacked out... CapnSteve Oct 2018 #8

You know you blacked because other people tell you marylandblue Oct 2018 #9

Yep. Simple as that. Hear it a few times and you know you're a blackout drinker. argyl Oct 2018 #18

I had a black out once! Im not a big drinker and one night at home with hubby.. samnsara Oct 2018 #14

You know if you've had a blackout if say, you don't remember driving home from the party Maraya1969 Oct 2018 #15

Happened to me one time. forgotmylogin Oct 2018 #16

Vodka gave me the worst hangover I've ever had kcr Oct 2018 #21

I think it's true that different liquors affect different people... forgotmylogin Oct 2018 #29

I lived with a blackout drunk Johnny2X2X Oct 2018 #20

I had a scary episode with this once BlueIndyBlue Oct 2018 #22

Blackouts are most likely to occur when someone drinks a lot of alcohol in a short time, The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #23

Yeah, my one and only blackout was when I was dared to chug four beers at 15. moriah Oct 2018 #30

I'm a recovering alcoholic who was a blackout drunk... Upthevibe Oct 2018 #24