To ask about your embarrassing drink stories

[WillowPeach]

To make myself feel better

Last night I made a total tit of myself and I’m dying with embarrassment right now. We ordered drinks via the app at Wetherspoons but because the order went through accidentally twice, we drank far too much. There was no in between drunk period, one minute I was tipsy and the next I was out of control. Apparently I drew £100 out but have no recollection of it (luckily DP kept it safe for me!).

We were turned away from the Casino because we were so drunk so we headed to McDonald’s for the loo and some food. I headed upstairs for the loo and bam the next thing I remember is lying on the floor under the table, vomiting violently and falling back into my own vomit.

We headed to the toilets - both of us in the ladies with the blessing of security - and I fell beside the toilet and I was banging my head on everything. Then I was trying to wash the vomit out of my hair and off my clothes (successfully but I looked like a scarecrow).

Following this, I began hyperventilating and was adamant I was having an asthma attack (I was petrified) so an ambulance was called and for the 45 minutes it took for them to arrive I was breathing like a mad woman and crying that I wasn’t ready to die yet.

I sobered up at the hospital pretty quickly (maybe 30 minutes) and discharged myself so someone else could have that much needed bed.

Finally we went back to the hotel where I got a shower, washed my hair, put fresh clothes on and walked back to McDonalds for those all important chicken nuggets. The same security girl was there and I sheepishly and gratefully apologised profusely and thanked her for her help. There was a lot of humble pie.

Today I continue to be mortified but thankfully DP has forgiven me (he’s been amazing actually) and I’m pathetically nursing a hangover. I’ve never ever been in that position before (I’m almost 27!!) and I never want to be again.

It’s a Birthday night out I won’t forget in a hurry I know that much

So what’s your drunken tail that makes you shiver to the bone when you think of it? Please tell me I’m not the only one to make a total tit of myself!

Police and ambulance caused and as I had pain in my neck off I went to the hospital. Whiplash and in a neck brace for a few weeks. We got invoiced to pay for the ambulance. Seriously.

This is normal in a traffic accident, and it goes to the insurers.

@lifeisabeach09

Thank you. Yes it wasn’t called lightly. 45 minutes is a long time to not be able to breathe and inhalers not working. I felt awful calling them and still do.

I'm sorry, but that doesn't sound like an asthma attack to me and I'm medically trained!
It sounds like a drunken panic attack which your inhaler would not of helped. I've been out to hundreds of people who are very drunk reporting "asthmatic symptoms" which are anxiety related and therefore not helped with medication. I'm sure it was horrible and I am not doubting that you felt awful and very scared.

It’s easy to accidentally drink to excess.

no.

it is stupid and irresponsible.

It is easy to keep track of how much you are drinking.

She wasn't having an asthma attack though was she, more likely a panic attack brought on by vomiting through being wasted...

Ah. You were the A&E doctor on duty, were you?

If it were a panic attack, the A&E staff wouldn’t of advised me to stay for x-rays?
They were most likely covering thier arses-if you were so sure it was an asthma attack though why did you ignore thier medical advice & discharge yourself?
Like I said, I enjoy a drink but what you describe is not an hilarious anecdote of a drunken night out-sorry but it just isn't.

@silkypjyamasallday

I’m sorry you were treated like that. Nobody deserves to be treated with abuse anywhere, let alone at work.

Thankfully of the staff were stars and I think that’s because I was so sincerely apologetic and appreciative of their time and efforts. My DP helped mop up the vomit so he was fab too. Thankfully, everyone was kind which was so appreciated and I made sure they knew that.

Also thankfully, I’m definitely not prone to asthma attacks. I’ve only ever had 3 in my life - I have mild asthma and am on a low dosage so it’s not something I usually have to be concerned about.

How would you know clairetree1?

@nofuckingroomonmybroom

Because I felt confident that my breathing levels were ok and I knew someone else needed the bed more than me. I’m not one to be a time or resource waster so I wanted out of there as fast as possible - once I felt confident I could breathe of course.

@Clairetree1 Well I wish it had a covering letter saying that. It was literally just an invoice, with our address on it, and how much was owed. Nothing whatsoever to say "please forward this to your insurance company" (although of course it would have been the lorry driver's insurance company or his empoyer's). No one we knew seemed to have a clue about it either.

Are you sure you didn’t take anything, OP? Not necessarily spiked, but reduced inhibitions? I remember someone pressing ecstasy on me in a club many years ago. As a general rule I didn’t take drugs, but I did accept that E (and had a brilliant night ). It was out of character for me.

I have some hideous drunk stories. I’ll share one... it was my birthday and I was at university. We went to an awful dive of a bar/club (The Blue Angel/The Razz, if anyone knows it?!) and I was drinking slush puppies with vodka. As we headed to the take away later, the inevitable happened and I threw up in the street. The slush meant I threw up BRIGHT blue liquid. It stained the pavement and was still there several days later. Every time we passed it, someone would helpfully point out “That’s where Dan was sick!” 🤢

@clairetree

I agree, it is stupid and irresponsible. I agree with you.

However, as I am a fully responsible person 99.999% of the time, I’m trying to forgive myself because there isn’t a lot I can do about it now.

@dansullivan

That is embarrassing haha. Those slush puppie drinks sound yummy though :)

Oh dear Op you shouldn't be surprised you have had some critical responses posting on AIBU.

Ive had a few - mainly in my early 20s. The last one was at my Dad's 70th where I suddenly started bawling my eyes out and couldn't stop. Tbf he had 2 weeks to live. My husband was more embarrassing and was throwing up in the garden.

Normally, I just get a bit loud , talk bollocks and repeat myself a lot. Nothing g as dramatic as you op, though I'm sure I'm an annoying drunk.

I find I have to be more careful. At 20 yrs your senior, it's much more likely to end in vomiting and a monstrous hangover

@dansullivan

I am 100% sure I didn’t take anything - we never had opportunity too. I know there were some blokes looking over laughing at my table when my partner went to the loo and I momentarily went to the bar to give them the glasses back but I wouldn’t expect them to put anything in my drink - it wouldn’t make sense for anyone to do that.

@spikeyiscool

I’m not surprised, I kind of expected it. However, I’m a very responsible person usually and also forgiving. I’m calculated and am able to appreciate things outside of the box. This was out of character and a total misjudgement it seems. All I can do is learn from it and make sure it doesn’t happen again.

I just hoped that maybe there might be others out there who have done embarrassing things whilst drunk who have managed to forgive themselves and move on.

Ok there's some real judgemental dicks on here. Op is not bragging or finding anything funny, she's mortified by what happened and is just looking for some reassurance.

Op, I have way too many drunk stories where I've been paralytic, and all of them have ended horribly. Drinking makes me feel very depressed and I never know when to stop. Actually had a thread on here last week for something awful that happened the last time I got wasted.
Yours is a one off, so don't feel bad, we've all been there. It's people like me who do this sort of thing multiple times that should be giving themselves a good shake!!

@gandalf456

I get that. I’m also that kind of drunk. Maybe a bit teary and ask people to repeat themselves. Nothing like this.

About 15 years ago my husband and I had been drinking - too much - at home, and ended up arguing, so I stomped off to the spare room for the night, slamming the door behind me. Fell asleep, but a couple of hours later woke up desperate for a wee. This is when I discovered that I'd broken the door handle when I slammed it, and I couldn't get out of the bedroom. Tried shouting for DH, but no response, so I decided to climb out of the window (we live in a bungalow).

This would probably have been fine, if I hadn't still been a bit tipsy, but I managed to fall off the windowsill on to the concrete outside. Winded myself, and thought I'd broken my shoulder (turned out I hadn't) so lay there for a while, still calling out for DH (we live in the middle of nowhere, thankfully no neighbours within hearing distance). I eventually realised that DH couldn't hear me, so had to struggle to my feet and limp round to the back of the house to bang on his bedroom window (I had no keys on me to get back into the house), which involved negotiating my way through a hawthorn bush and some nettles.

Poor DH was woken by me knocking on the window, covered in bits of bush, in tears, moaning about my shoulder, and asking would he please let me in! I'm lucky he's quite a nice man, and managed to forget that we'd been arguing - but he did stomp a bit when he had to get out of bed. Not my finest moment.

Before anyone asks, no, no children in the house, just a few bewildered dogs and cats :)

@kittykat93

Thanks for that - you’re right. I’m definitely not bragging. More like digging a hole I can bury myself in.

I’m sorry you’re having a tough time and it seems to be a regular occurance. I hope you can find a solution and feel better soon. It sounds like you deserve better because from last night, I totally get how terrifying it is.

@furrydogmother

I love your username and your story is hilarious. I hope your shoulder was ok! Did you manage to make it to the toilet before the inevitable happened?

Don't worry. You'll remember it but the mortification will fade. You will be the talk of town for a bit and one day you'll look back and laugh.

But, a bit of perspective, yes, you caused a lot of inconvenience and er mess but there was no malice in it and nobody died.

Chalk it up to experience and move on. I learnt from.my misspent youth that I can't do spirits, cheap wine or mix drinks. Sometimes I even het a hangover when I haven't been drunk so all the pain and none of the pleasure

OP I have embarrassed myself through drink more times than I care to remember. Usually when OH isn't there to rein me in , luckily as I've got older I've calmed it down

You know what they say Willow - the liver is evil and must be punished.

Have you checked that no one has got any photos/video?