I like to drink, and I drink a lot. I've been binge drinking for over eight years now. I typically consume 20+ drinks when I go out. At my peak, it was not uncommon to drink 35+ drinks in an evening, and we were going out three nights a week.
On a few occasions I've drank to the point where my body simply stopped functioning and I passed out. I've passed out sitting in bars, at home upon returing from bars, and I've even passed out standing upright in a shower. When I come to, I'm usually disorientated.
I routinely experience black outs.
For instance, on a given weekend I'll start drinking around 3pm. My friends will start to show up soon after, and by 7pm everyone will be at my house. By we leave for the bar at 10pm, I will be drunk. At this point my memory starts to get spotty. Within two hours, or about 12am, I will be completely inebriated. If I talk to you I might not remember. However, I never get to the point where I ramble or make no sense. I'm generally fluid and appear to be together, albeit intoxicated.
The next morning I will remember a few bits and pieces of my evening from 10pm on, but unless I am reminded, I may not recall at all. If someone recalls an instance or event, I begin to remember.
If I have annonymous sex there is an excellent chance I'll be sporting a big case of whiskey dick and I probably won't feel much. Most of the time I won't remember her name, or what the sex was like.
I would say I lose control, but then I can't remember, so it's impossible to say.
Of course I don't drink as much or as frequently as I used to, but I still go out every Saturday and I typically drink 20+ drinks. I still experience black outs. In fact, I was speaking with a few workmates about the weekend when they began to recall a story about me. I didn't initially remember their presence. It took a few moments to remember.