A hangover for me is:
- Being woken up by a sudden, sharp jolt of anxiety (anytime from 2am onwards)
- Spending the remaining hours in bed hating myself and wishing I was dead
- Aggravating my pre-existing health problems
- Pains in every joint in my body, often making walking unbearable
- Extremely blurred vision
- Very scary palpitations
- Regular bathroom trips to spit up stomach acid
- Pain in every part of my digestive system, including liver and pancreatic pain
- Horrible dry mouth/bad breath
- Shakes
- Sweating, made worse by anxiety
- Being a complete b*tch to my beautiful child
- Depression
- Anxiety
- EXTREME GUILT
- NO motivation to do ANYTHING, even take a shower or talk to/play with my child
- Difficulty concentrating or holding a conversation
- Fear
This has been very helpful to write because it has been a major struggle not to drink the last two evenings and I nearly cracked last night. Maybe I should keep a copy of the above list.