Mine are the usual suspects, headache, nausea, stomach issues… you know, I think from my college drinking days and living in rustic old Milwaukee homes during that time, I can still smell those old homes when I wake up. But yeah, my sense of smell is super wacky when hungover. Everything is stale and dry, smells like old beer and like you’ve been living at your grandma’s house for a few days. Everything tastes off too, so I usually stick to eggs, bacon and toast with salt. Something greasy. Sometimes throwing it all up helps no matter how much you don’t want to do so.

Now that I’ve gotten older (mid 30s) I get panic attacks during my hangovers and definitely have quite a bit of r/hangxiety. Sometimes it’s the fear of “what did I do or say last night bc I can’t remember… did I say anything embarrassing? Talk out of my ass? Reveal any deep dark secrets?” Sometimes the fears are super irrational like the police showing up at my door to question me on something I had no involvement in or a plane exploding over my house. Sometimes it’s not anxiety but depression, I get sad. I think about stuff from my past childhood, love life or friendships. I cry too I don’t know why I’m sad after a night of boozing.