Stylist.co: Hangxiety describes the anxious, strung-out feelings some approximately 12% of people get after a night of drinking. Because we’re entering the first post-lockdown holiday season, the phenomenon’s worse now than ever before
Never had the feeling? This TikToker sums up the experience pretty well
The Times writes that hangxiety may get worse with age. It also may be worse for women than men! Blame menopause
The NYT offers this explanation: After alcohol’s effects wear off, the body boosts chemicals that make us feel anxious. Also, there’s the fact that you sleep less on alcohol and/or suffer a blood sugar crash
The conversation offers yet another explanation: You’re probably anxious anyway! People who tend to experience more day-to-day anxiety probably struggle with the phenomenon more than your average person
An hangxiety-sufferer writes in Esquire says there may be a silver lining. Don’t get me wrong -- the feeling sucks!! But it can force hangxiety-suffers to consider if their relationship with alcohol is healthy
Themanual.com has some tips for people who struggle with hangxiety: Try drinking less (duh), meditating, and putting the night in perspective -- nothing you did was probably *that* bad
Drinkers across the world experience hangxiety, by the way. Norwegians even have a word for it: Fylleangst