# Not remembering what you did while being seriously drunk. Real scenario or more of an excuse?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-remembering-what-you-did-while-being-seriously-drunk-real-scenario-or-more-of-an-excuse/760264 "2016-07-18T22:40:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-remembering-what-you-did-while-being-seriously-drunk-real-scenario-or-more-of-an-excuse/760264/41 "2016-07-19T16:09:34Z")

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One time only. I was stationed in Germany. A bunch of us went into Frankfurt. We did have a designated driver. He wasn’t drunk but did get into an accident on the way back. The rest of us were polluted. I had a minor abrasion on my head but never showed any signs of concussion. I remember after the accident and the Polizei and MPs showing up. I remember them bringing us to the hospital as a precaution. I remember going into the exam room. The next thing I remember was lifting my head up and it was daylight and we were at the MP station. I lost probably 5-6 hours. I asked the driver how I acted and he told me I was the most in control one of the group.

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**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-remembering-what-you-did-while-being-seriously-drunk-real-scenario-or-more-of-an-excuse/760264/42 "2016-07-19T17:19:34Z")

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I have two lost weekends. I apparently had great times both times, one of those involved waking up naked with a woman I didn’t remember meeting. I am apparently a very amiable drunk. I don’t drink like that anymore.

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-remembering-what-you-did-while-being-seriously-drunk-real-scenario-or-more-of-an-excuse/760264/43 "2016-07-19T17:23:29Z")

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It’s happened to me on a few occasions where I drank excessively, _especially_ if I was drinking for the first time after an extended period of sobriety.

Fortunately, I exclusively drank at home alone, so I know I never did anything stupid while blacked out. It was more disconcerting than anything - I’d wake up in my bed with a pounding headache and realize I couldn’t remember having gotten into bed or ending my day. Often, the bedroom light and my monitor would still be on, I’d have a mostly-full drink still sitting on my desk, and I’d have a bunch of tabs open in my browser.

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