Just keep your eyes open. I'd be annoyed greatly if something happened to you.@Adam - I won't say that's not a possibility, a drink usually doesn't leave my hand once it's poured but some of the places I went to that night (from what I understand) weren't all exactly on the up and up. So it's wholly possible that maybe the actual bartenders may have done something, not much I can do about that except avoid those places all together.
Bars do serve non-alcoholic drinks.Yeah I'm sure I'll catch some flak for this, but I don't pay for my own drinks. Nearly ever, unless I'm home and purchased the bottle/mixers myself. So "cash limits" wouldn't work. However doing a mental "stop at #" might be something to try, I mean it works for me solo at home (I'll never have more than 2 drinks). The only issue is if I blew through my 2-3 drinks within the first hour of being out, it'd be strange during the "do you want me to bring you something? I'm headed back to the bar" times.
You can bring me some fries with dat shake, sugar.Yeah I'm sure I'll catch some flak for this, but I don't pay for my own drinks. Nearly ever, unless I'm home and purchased the bottle/mixers myself. So "cash limits" wouldn't work. However doing a mental "stop at #" might be something to try, I mean it works for me solo at home (I'll never have more than 2 drinks). The only issue is if I blew through my 2-3 drinks within the first hour of being out, it'd be strange during the "do you want me to bring you something? I'm headed back to the bar" times.
Wow. Thats... not good.One night I had a bottle of vodka, 2 piña coladas, and two beers. I blacked out and woke up puking my guts out in a shrub. Afterwards I blacked out again and woke up in a bed with a friend of mine the next morning. Believe it or not, that's not the incident that made me change my ways. So yeah, I know how bad it can get.
Yeah, I was a different person back then. Not a good person.Wow. Thats... not good.
When Shego asks for a virgin, she's usually referring to something different.Bars do serve non-alcoholic drinks.
The average adult has 10 pints, or two gallons of blood. The average bath is about 50 gallons.How else would I keep this perfect complexion?
FThe average adult has 10 pints, or two gallons of blood. The average bath is about 50 gallons.
Isn't it time consuming to drain 40 people? Have you consideredTherapyer, I mean Avon?
Yeah, I noticed the mistake earlier, but only corrected the number of people, and not the "two gallons" part.Fabulous!
Your advice is still key in what I'm mostly sticking to.
Heh. Make me think of chaser bottleSo, when you go to these places to drink... do you accept drinks from men? You know, those who are trying to get in your salacious pants?
Oh I'm very familiar with addictions, I've had more than my share in my time. I've overcome nearly all of them simply by stopping and enduring or lowering "dosages".Wow Shego. hmmm. at least you identify the issue, but only you can fix it.
As to your question about addiction, I do have two major one. Gaming and sweets. Yes, gaming can be an addiction (anything can when you go overboard) I usually play games like crazy. I mean like anytime I can get my hands on. It is pretty bad. I spend tons of money on video games (you see my Steam list hehe) but it was hard to cut back until my job forces me to cut back (i.e. take away time to PLAY games) not sure how that apply to your situation.
If a drink is offered to be paid for, I always go to the bar and pick them up directly. If something were slipped, it had to have been done by one of the bartenders....So, when you go to these places to drink... do you accept drinks from men? You know, those who are trying to get in your salacious pants?
Mostly I'm concerned that if the blackout was caused by excessive drinking, then I may need to change my habits as what I end up doing could be much more severe than sleeping with someone I don't remember.You've acknowledged that it might be a problem. Or it's something that's starting to bother you, at least, which might just mean you're getting older and maturing. That's always the first step.
So far I'm enjoying the 1 drink + 1 water back and forth idea. Was a great suggestion.I have no experience with this issue.
However, I propose that limiting yourself to no more than 2 alcoholic drinks/hour* will keep you from blacking out. You can have all the drinks you want, but only 2 of them may be full-on alcoholic (bottle of beer, goblet of wine, or one mixed drink) per hour. Watch the calories, though.
--Patrick
*I believe the body can clear 1 drink per hour without problems. At double that rate (2/hr), you probably won't reach impairment until 3-4hrs in.
Now this bit of advice is quite self explanitory and I can definitely get behind it!Bollocks to all this. Drink more.
Ah, she made the classic mistake of not realising that the other person build up an immunity and both glasses where spiked...curiously, at the infamous blackout party, you did make your own drinks that caused you to black out, right?
For some reason that seems like a euphemism for some crazy angry sex.That was right after she waged a land war in Asia.
Let's just say that her Mongolian hoard invaded some girl's great wall of china, IfYouKnowWhatIMeanFor some reason that seems like a euphemism for some crazy angry sex.
Just stay protected when going down the Mekong Delta.Let's just say that her Mongolian hoard invaded some girl's great wall of china, IfYouKnowWhatIMean
I take offense to that! at least she didn't Bangkok anyoneI'm betting someone got Thai'd up.
1: I rarely eat as late at night as I drink, for alot of reasons. Don't think I'll be trying that route.Make sure you don't go drinking on an empty stomach. Having food in your stomach will delay the absorption of alcohol, meaning it's much harder to get smashed. Make sure it's something you won't digest quickly like rice. The one drink/one water thing will help too.
Also I'm pretty sure Jay was implying the questionable morality of accepting drinks from men trying to sleep with you when they never had a chance due to your orientation and less about the roofie issue. Honestly, I get why it bothers some guys but it's a sword that cuts both ways and the bar scene is fucking awful anyway.
That's just it, I don't recall the party at all. All I really remember is heading out for the night with CBC to the clubs we were going to visit for the Costume contests then waking up in her friend's bed. It's obvious at some point we went to her friend's house, possibly for a party but even at places like that I make my own drinks (and most everyonelse's, my reptuation as a bartender for many years usually gets me that position)curiously, at the infamous blackout party, you did make your own drinks that caused you to black out, right?
Yeah, like I said, I've never led a guy on for free drinks just to be like "lolidonteatdicklol" at the end of the night. Do I let rowdy guys buy us (myself, my partner and any other girls we might be out with) because they've been watching us dance/fondle/makeout all night? Yep. They know what type of person they're buying for at that point (with the exceptions that think that buying me a drink will make me at least go BI for them lol) so I don't feel the least bit guilty. I will make it clear though, I don't put on "shows" for drinks. "Hey if you two make out I'll buy you a round hyukhyuk!". No.Pretty much what Mr. Ashburner said... without the fact that it bothers me. More of an "observation question" if that term exists than anything else.
This IS me doing something about it. Reaching out for advice when I know there's a problem.I've tried to reply this this several times but it either comes out as a very long personal story, or just stuff that I don't know will make any impact whatsoever.
So I'll try to keep it short: blacking out = BAD!
Seriously. Do something the fuck about it!
Not really able to apply that to myself. I have personal reasons for why I may drink so much, but not exactly something I'm ready to confront yet.Amorous Eyes said:Have I ever had experience with any of this?
- Yes. It's also scary as fuck to have no recollection of what you may have done the night before.
What did I do about it to fix it?
- I got a divorce. That fixed most of my problems.
Well I thought I was in trusted company till this happened. I'm still trying to piece together the exact details and noone that I would trust seems to have a clue and are chaulking it up to "You had too much".Amorous Eyes said:I still drink, though I quit for a long time. I was practically straight-edge during that time. Now I drink true socially. For me that means I drink about 2-3 times a month, and about 1-2 drinks during those times. It's almost purely for the taste. Putting me on anything that lowers my inhibitions is a bad, BAD idea if I'm not in very trusted company.
Yeah... pretty much this too.you blacked out. there is time you cannot account for. You woke up thinking/feeling that you'd had sex with someone Maybe you shitfaced out with some friends in a safe space, maybe you got rohypnoled and raped by a dude you never even saw. Primary task? Get tested, for everything.
So I'm to take all advice given every time it's given?Don't ask for advice and then say "Well, I'm not gonna do that."
but that's how it WORKS here. Norris Standard Time.Don't ask for advice and then say "Well, I'm not gonna do that."
No, but you can evaluate it and perhaps try it, rather than rejecting it out of hand, when it's not obviously bad advice. Advise you can reject automatically is shit like "Just follow each shot with a swallow of ipecac, that way you won't get drunk." Suggesting methods to slow down your alcohol absorption is a whole different ballgame, as is suggesting you evaluate why you drink as heavily as you do. If you want to change the results your habits have lead to - blacking out and getting date raped, as an example - suggestions to change the lifestyle you're pursuing aren't out of line.So I'm to take all advice given every time it's given?
You did. I have to agree with Amy that you should get tested just in case. I black out once or twice before (someone slip a roofie on me) and like you, I get all my drinks from the bar or trusted friend that I have known for years.I think I clearly agreed with some of the advice given to me in this thread already didn't I?
Please, this, before you see comic book girl or anyone else for overnights again.you blacked out. there is time you cannot account for. You woke up thinking/feeling that you'd had sex with someone Maybe you shitfaced out with some friends in a safe space, maybe you got rohypnoled and raped by a dude you never even saw. Primary task? Get tested, for everything.