I Blacked Out At Fifteen And Woke Up In A Hospital

We ask a blunt question about drinking and memory: how many times have you blacked out, and what does that say about your relationship with alcohol. I share a personal story of blacking out as a teenager that ends with alcohol poisoning and a hospital visit. • asking how common blackouts are and why they matter • admitting blackouts happen repeatedly for us alcoholics • first blackout at 14 and how it sets a pattern • using alcohol as liquid courage after a breakup • the gap between how drunk talk feels and how it sounds • collapsing in the cold at a bush party and losing time • waking up in the hospital and getting my stomach pumped • linking blackouts with alcohol poisoning and risk We can choose to give in to the KAOS, or we can forge a new path forward!