Pretty self explanatory, I think. What symptoms do you exhibit that show you’re beyond the toasty stage, and are flat-out drunk?
Mine is a feeling akin to sticking my finger in an electrical socket that travels up my arms to my shoulder and then hits my head and brain, making me feel like someone has lit a match and stuck it next to an alcohol soaked cotton swab. I realize it sounds unpleasant but it’s not, really. It feels … warm, I guess. I feel content afterward, and don’t have a care in the world. When I feel the percolation and realize what’s coming, I actually smile a little in anticipation of the final wave.
My brain to mouth filter stops working, but that happens fairly early on. Beyond that, my drunk sensation is consistent until my head spins and I feel like throwing up.
At some point I will look up and my eyes will focus on something far in the distance. I will get a warm feeling in my back and neck that spreads out to my arms. I will take and deep breath and slowly exhale and it will feel like I’m going falling into a big fuzzy lazy boy of relaxation.
I think “man I’m drunk!”. Seriously. Before then I’ll know I’m tipsy, but don’t think I’m drunk. Then something will happen at random; a silly stumble, saying a word with the wrong emphasis, or ending a sentence with the word “the”. Then I think “Man I’m drunk!”
My teeth feel numb. I’m also a victim to the Asian glow… After about half a drink, my face will be pretty red. I know I’m drunk when the inside of my elbows are red.
Outside of physical symptoms, I usually realise that I’m drunk when I think, “I THINK I could drive… if I concentrated hard enough.” I’m not endorsing drinking & driving; I’m just saying that I know I’m too drunk to drive when that particular thought crosses my mind.