The first time it happened I felt like my entire world was spinning. Any time I went to move an arm or leg it felt like I was being tied down by bricks. My vision would go in and out making everything look out of focus. Then finally when I stopped fighting against the numbing feeling the world around me went completely black. I remember that I woke up that next morning on my futon dressed in the same outfit as the night before. To tell the truth, I was completely confused as to how I got home. It was only from being told from my roommate that I learned that I had drank too much and she took me home.

In short I blacked out.

I could lie and say that was the last time but it wasn’t. The thing was I never meant to get that far gone. I never planned on nights of going out that I would drink a lot and then get sick from it. It might have never been planned, but it happened. I want to say that after seeing some girl get left on the sidewalk at night and blackout that I stopped. I want to say after carrying her all the way to where I lived that I never touched another drink. That when the ambulance came and carried her away that I was forever changed. I want to say all these things but it would not be the truth.

See here is the truth. I was a new student that did not know anyone at all and decided to make new friends. The thing was I never drank heavily before so I did not know my tolerance or the rules when it came to drinking. I thank god each day that I had someone to help take me home before anything bad could have happened to me. It was finally after going through some tough stuff from last year that things began to change. When school ended I tried to test my tolerance and got better at knowing my limits.

So here is my advice for people that no longer want to wake up confused or sick to their stomach. Get to know your limit. Yes, I know that it sounds stupid and really not at all fun. Here is the thing though you puking and passing out is not fun for other people. Trust me I learned that the hard way. Your friends do not want to play babysitter and help you throughout the night. I know that it can be hard when all you want to do is have fun and take random shots at parties. Please be careful because it does not matter if you take one it can lead to two and then three. It is easy to get lost in your cups and lose all your senses. So make it a good night and know your limits before you go out.

You will thank yourself later.