Why Do I Feel Anxious Or Depressed During An Alcohol Hangover?

After a night of drinking too much, do you experience headache?

After a night of drinking too much, do you experience nausea?

After a night of drinking too much, do you experience an aversion to bright lights?

After a night of drinking too much, do you experience a feeling of uneasiness and anxiousness?

After a night of drinking too much, is your mind flooded with panicky thoughts?

After a night of drinking too much, are you nervous or jittery?

Based on your answers, you may be displaying the typical, physical hangover symptoms after a night of heavy drinking. Enjoying a few drinks with friends during a night out can make you have a great time. But the hangover the next day will be less fun. In case you answered ‘no’ to all questions, you may not experience common hangover symptoms. Lucky you! Please answer the following questions about psychological symptoms that may occur during an alcohol hangover.

Based on your answers, you may be displaying one or more signs related to ‘hanxiety’. A hangover may not only cause physical symptoms, it can also have psychological symptoms, especially feelings of anxiety. This is hangover anxiety, also called ‘hanxiety’. The first thing you need to do when you experience symptoms of hanxiety is getting your body right, such as rehydrating and eating light meals of mild foods. Try to avoid greasy foods. Get some extra sleep, and if that is hard, try to put some relaxing music and diffuse an essential oil such as lavender for aromatherapy. If your headache is unbearable, take some ibuprofen or paracetamol, but always make sure you don’t take more than the recommended dose.

Unfortunately, you are displaying several symptoms typically seen among individuals who have ‘hanxiety’. There is nothing wrong with having a hangover from time to time, but if you frequently experience anxiety the day after drinking alcohol, it may be important to re-evaluate your drinking behavior.