why do I get hangxiety?
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After a big night out, it isn't just the physical hangover that gets me but the none stop thoughts looping around my head about what I said to that person, if I made a fool of myself, and if I have offended anyone. This has been termed "beer fear" or "hangxiety" and it is really not fun. So why does alcohol generate this state? Looking at how it affects the brain can give us an idea...
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - What alcohol does to the brain
4:43 - Don't act like ourselves
6:06 - Chemical rebound
8:26 - Memory loss
10:32 - Disrupted Sleep
13:36 - Who gets it and can it be stopped
15:10 - Summary
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