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@Erynne, No worries! If anything, writing about the negative effects alcohol had on my life is a healthy reminder of why I stopped drinking and why I don’t want to drink alone again or ever walk back into that position of dependency. I’ll still drink with friends, who can watch me and keep me from having too much, but I will never keep alcohol in my house again.

And @allertingthbs provides an excellent, succinct description of the stages of inebriation. One thing I will add is that by Stage 3, your sense of balance becomes extremely sight dependent (in my personal experience). Being drunk in the dark is a recipe for vertigo and extreme nausea, and laying down flat would also make my head spin. At that point, I had to sit up in bed with the lights on, chugging water for an hour with my back against the wall until my head stopped spinning enough for me to turn the light off and go to sleep. Throwing up in your sleep is a quick and easy recipe for choking to death. :))))