Satu Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 When a person has that much alcohol in their blood, the higher faculties are largely shut down. Reasoning is non-existent, and conscience absent. Brain cells are dying in great numbers. It really is that bad. I'm going to repeat what I said earlier in this thread: "At that point, so much of your brain is shut down, that you have become a beast in the shape of man." I wish you well, and I wish you good luck. Make good choices. 1
spiderowl Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I don't think getting this drunk on one occasion means that the OP is an alcoholic. He may just be very inexperienced with what alcohol can do to him. If that's the case, he has learned a hard lesson. However OP, you seem more concerned with losing your girlfriend (understandable I suppose) than in why you got into this state in the first place. Several posters have asked you if this kind of drinking is a regular occurrence for you. If it is, then you may well have an alcohol problem. If it isn't, then at least resolve not to overdo it again in the future. The situation does not sound retrievable. If my boyfriend had behaved like you did, there is no way I'd take him back. I think you have to learn from this. At least you are accepting it was appalling behaviour and not making excuses. You do need to consider whether you have a problem with alcohol that you need to deal with though.
frogs88 Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 As someone who has worked extensively with alcohol abusers and other substance abusers, I can assure you that alcohol problems come in different presenting forms. The typical/steriotypical 'drinks every day, and is always drunk,' alcoholic is not the most commonly seen. More common are the binge drinkers, who think that they 'just like to party.' People who get 'blackout drunk' are people with serious problems, physically, mentally, and socially. By the time someone gets to the 'blackout drunk' phase, they have a history with alcohol which has become progressively more problematic and damaging. The guy who 'likes to party,' can easily become the guy who's waiting for a liver transplant. I've seen it many times. Hey, I really don't disagree with all these things but it's just that the OP never indicated anywherre that he regularly binge drinks himself to **** at parties. I've have no reason to assume he's withholding this particular information from us. Non-alcoholics do make mistakes with alcohol, to the point of blackout or coma. Or in this case what the OP did. You screwed up pretty badly - sorry man but I think you ruined this one.
PrettyEmily77 Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 Now to keep the self-awareness going, and have the courage to actually face up to what you've done; not just with words, but with actions. Respect your ex-GF's wishes to leave her alone, stay away from alcohol for a very long while and work on how to move on from this and, most importantly, how not to repeat it.
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