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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the black-out experiences of patients with alcoholism. Methods: The data were analyzed using consensual qualitative research methods. The participants were 10 alcoholics who had experienced a black-out. They were interviewed from November 2015 to January 2016. This study created 21 sub-domains based on data obtained from in depth interviews; each domain was cross-analyzed and categorized according to frequency. Results: First, the participants reported that the first time they experienced a black-out was in their teenage years early adulthood; however, now they experience a black once or twice a month. Second, at the early stage of black-out experience, patients reported feling preposterous, anxious and frustrated but committed themselves to change their drinking habits and maintain sobriety. However, they felt anxiety and a desire to die, because of the repeated black out, and they then became desperate. Third, the patients regretted the crime of black-out and the death of people around. Also they experienced feelings of ambivalence, such as feeling relieved because they did not remember anything. Fourth, most of what happened during the black-out situation was a psychological burden to be resolved by participants on their own.. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, we discuss the black-out phenomenon of alcoholics in depth and propose a practical plan for mental health social welfare for patients with alcoholism.