My brother blacked out in the shower...know why?
104793
I myself have blacked out in the shower, and it was due to low blood sugar.  I know low blood sugar can cause a person to black out. Low blood sugar can be caused by being diabetic or just not eating correctly.  In my case it was not eating correctly.
158859
"Bottoms up!"\n\nNah, I was just kidding! You probably need to talk to him about getting into a rehab. You have to talk to him about getting back his life. Tell him that by getting into rehab doesn't mean that he is weak, but rather he is trying to acknowledge his weakness and correct it. You must help your brother as you are the only one who can do this. No one can else can help him except you. But he must also be wanting to help himself. No one can force a person to do something against his own will...
580866
here is a dirty one...\n2 boys fell in the mud\n\nwant to hear a clean one?\nThey took a shower...
89370
If what your friend says about the "blacking out" is really true, she may have Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder.  She should probably see a psychiatrist about this, or maybe start with her family doctor.
356652
First of all, never get really drunk at a bar again!;) Secondly, I think you should shower, go to a dr to get tested for STD's, then relax and know that it wasn't exactly your fault that this happened (other than the fact that you got wasted)....alcohol makes people do things they would never normally do. Your main concern right now should be to get checked out by a physician to make sure you haven't contracted anything. Then, if you are okay, just try to move on from this episode. WHen you were drunk you didn't realize what exactly happened, and it is like a bad dream. If you look at it that way, then you might be okay!\nGOOD LUCK! My main advice: NEVER GET THAT DRUNK AGAIN!
463751
Just pray for your brother. Sooner or later he'll figure it out for himself.
605181
ok, i'm guessing you told her what she did right?\nblackouts can happen for a million reasons but most legitimate spontaneous blackouts stem from mental defect/illness. if she's young (like in her teens) she may be coming into a state of physical chemical imbalance. please for her own safety try to talk her into seeing a psychiatrist (not a therapist. offer her all the support in the world and assure her that you love her for who she is (that is, only if you truly do)you might also have her read this question you posted as a way to clear the air and tell her you don't really know how to help her. but you think something may be wrong and you're afraid of the event but not her. separate the event from her especially since you clearly saw that she wasn't her normal self.\n\nsexual agression MAY also be a sign of early childhood molestation and if that guess is right then the resulting blackout would mean that she has forced those events from her memory as a means of self defense
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Allegedly, it was auto-erotic asphyxiation. This isn't a pleasant thing if true, but what it means is he cut off his own air supply somehow at the same time he was trying to have an orgasm. Supposedly, the combo is very powerful. \n\nThe problem is: You can wind up dead like Michael instead of stopping it in time!
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NO, it's not a blackout. With a blackout you would not remember ANYTHING about what happened. You're having a brown out which may be secondary to low blood sugar or an effect of a medication you are taking or possibly due to something called an "absence seizure." You may be having a panic attack. This list is not all inclusive.  Go get this evaluated today by your physician.
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Your mother is setting your brother up to fail as a man. It is NOT normal for an 11 year old boy to sleep in his mom's bed. The whole cleaning up thing is just a part of being the oldest. We always have to be the "example" for the younger ones. I feel you. Just know that you are totally cool and are a great son. Keep doing as you are told. It will pay off in the long run. Ask your mom if she knows that what she says to you hurts. Let her know you love her. Try to get your brother out of her bed!
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Although it's difficult to say exactly what is going on here without interviewing you, your brother and his family, from your description, he sounds like a garden-variety drunk.  All the things you describe--depression, aggression, anger, perseveration (repeating stuff)--is typical of very inebriated people.  And your brother may drink because he is depressed, or for any number of reasons, which leads to a sort of chicken-or-egg notion (does he drink because he's depressed or is he depressed because he drinks?).  \n\nRuminating about possible genetic or behavioral causative factors will not get you very far, because your bro has chosen a very destructive and selfish path, and you need to maintain some sanity in your lives.  Asperger's Syndrome is an autism-spectrum disorder, fairly difficult to diagnose correctly, not so amenable to treatment, and isn't the main issue here.  Were your brother to show up for behavioral intervention, his drinking and resulting behaviors would be a primary focus of treatment\n\nThe first priority is for the sane people in this family to get help for themselves.  I suggest that your sister-in-law and you both start attending Al-Anon meetings.  That your brother thinks he has no problem is common among addicts of all kinds, and you may not be able to do anything about him until there is a crisis.  In the meantime, protect the children and yourselves.  \n\nI recommend reading up on Adult Children of Alcoholics (website provided below).  Also, a man named Doug Thorburn has a website on alcoholism and substance abuse, that is thoroughly informative, if a bit shrill.  \n\nI wish you, your brother, and your sil & family all the best, knowing you probably have a long slog ahead of you.
304103
I think your just being paranoid, dude! really do you think that if your brother was really walking along that level he would openly come out like that at the home of your parents or his brothers for redicule?  not only that, unless they are forensics experts, no one knows of your dirty bathroom secrets except for us, now.
16798
Get him drunk enough, he won't feel anything.  Also, get enough alcohol and it's an antiseptic...did he pour it on him also.
835757
Schedule an apointment with a doctor. So far, it sounds like the flu. However, if he does actually pass out, or he gets any more symptoms that make him seem worse, you should go to the ER as soon as you can. This could be a sign of something more serious than just the flu. Until then, get plenty of rest and lots of fluids. Try giving him some pieces of banana also if he has been throwing up. He might need potassium.
677821
Are you disciplining him?  You have every right to even if he's not your blood son - he is with you the majority of time and his real mother is barely in the picture.  Part of it is also his age.  His bedwetting is a nuisance, but could be triggered by stress in his life (confused, mom isn't around, etc) and 4 years old isn't THAT old to have bed wetting accidents.  However, if he is cursing and disrespecting you, you need to put your foot down.  Having dad do it when he happens to be home won't do anything because the kid needs to be punished right after his actions, not days later.  I don't mean beat him, but give his butt a whack so he feels it, that will surprise him and he might straighten up (worked for me and my siblings growing up!)....and don't be disrespectful back to him because you are only fueling the fire.  Good luck!
74774
Amen! to what ab72756 said.\n\nIf you care, put God aside for a moment, and talk to your brother. See what is in his mind. Support him. Be by his side.
1169050
epilepsy it is not,  that represents itself as a non-bodily action problem.  You said he was up, and pulling things off the dresser.  But he basically couldn't hear you nor recognize you or our son.  this was more a REM activity.  Like the other person said,  he sleepwalked.  But something triggered it.  get him to see your family doctor so he/she can refer your husband to a neurologist.