to be concerned my friend drank a bottle and a half of wine and 10 vodkas in the house on her own on Saturday night.

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She doesn't drink every day but she binge drinks like this probably once a month.

She doesn't remember various texts she sent while drunk this time. Horrible texts (not to me - to someone else).

I'm concerned but also annoyed with her. She is acting like this is all fine - just a blip apparently.

Blacking out isn't brain damage

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OP that is an excessive amount to drink in one night and still be functioning. I too would question whether her binges are really as infrequent as she claims. She seems to have a very high tolerance.

If she is cringing over the texts then maybe she has come to the realisation herself that she needs to cut down. I would probably comment about the amount she drank and she how she reacts but leave it at that unless it happens again.

I'm not sure she did drink that amount, if it was me I would have been sick or fallen asleep. Prob depends if she ate a proper meal and how many hours the drink was spread over.

I would ignore any crap txts or whatever that someone did whilst that drunk.

Saturday before last I had a bottle of white wine, half a bottle of prosecco, a bottle of duvel and a few gins. I was v drunk, hangover from hell next day . But no one needs to be concerned about me thanks. I usually have 2 or 3 units a week.

You know your friend best op, but when I sit at home and drink like that it's due to feeling depressed, and it's not good. I do it "to help me sleep".

It's more her drinking while sitting in on her own that sounds worrying, and the texts.

She might be embarrassed now,or just not really remember.

gin the OP's friend has done this before, and she was at home on her own at the time. I do think that is cause for concern.

I used to binge drink like this and would be open about (and sometimes probably exaggerate) the amount I was drinking and the fact I'd passed out / done really stupid things while drunk. I wasn't very happy. I'd agree with pps that the drinking in itself is worrying for obvious health reasons but more worrying are the reasons behind it.

I cut down thanks to a combination of meeting my now-DH and becoming much happier in myself, and therefore more concerned about things like my health which as a younger teenager/adult I didn't think about.

Friends expressing concern for my drinking and behaviour made me worse tbh as I was stupidly proud of my behaviour. Friends then getting bored of it, bored of me, and expressing their disgust at my behaviour was much more instrumental in me eventually making any changes.

Thanks Lilyb - I don't know if she is that happy. She can be a bit reclusive at times - can spend all weekend in her flat alone watching films and drinking ( despite my efforts to get her to come and meet me or whatever).