Hi Sup Forums, I woke up in a hospital the other day. Think this is a wake-up call but not sure.
I can classify myself as a binge drinker more than an alcoholic. I get too confident with how much alcohol I can handle and overdo it. I was with a close friend I hadn't seen in a while and having a great time just us two drinking. He let me know he was at a good level and needed no more alcohol. My cockiness set in and was adamant on purchasing a bottle of vodka, which I did. I proceeded to chug straight from the bottle like it was nothing (he later told me I took down about 3/4 before the incident). My next memory is waking up in a gown with an IV in a hospital, scared and confused. I had passed out on my friends toilet and smashed my head into a wall, bleeding a pool of blood all over his bathroom floor - resulting in an eyebrow laceration with stitches and a puffy eyelid. They then called an ambulance and that was that. I am embarrassed and ashamed with myself. I've gotten a handful of drunk injuries and blacked out plenty of times before but this is the lowest point I've gotten to. I know the anxiety and shame along with physical injury will go away eventually. But I come to Sup Forums to ask all of my fellow alcoholics, do I have a problem? Do I need to drop drinking all together, at least for a good while? Thanks for anyone who read my rant and can provide an opinion. :)
I should add that along with the physical injury the diagnosis was alcohol poisoning with a BAC of .4% which are lethal levels. Drinking every couple days or so and doing it to points of blackout are something I have experience with but nothing full-on like a day-to-night alcoholic. One odd apprehension I have to cold-turkey quitting is how can I ever have fun again?