What is Emotional Hangover? What are the causes of Emotional Hangover?

Have you ever had a hangover without drinking alcohol? I mean, that same hangover feeling—being emotional, both your body and mind are tired and not working well? Didn’t get it? Let’s understand!

Has there ever been a time when you had an argument at home or a really bad job interview? And right after that experience, you feel extremely tired, become emotional, have a heavy feeling in your head, and your brain stops working? All you want to do is stay in bed.

This happens to many people, but no one really knows what to call it. This condition is called an emotional hangover, and it feels just like a hangover after drinking alcohol.

So, why does an emotional hangover happen?

An emotional hangover happens when you find yourself in a situation that triggers your emotions or feelings, such as:

Having an argument with family or a close person, work stress, major life changes like getting married, shifting jobs, moving from one city to another, or the death of a loved one.

In such conditions, the stress level becomes very high, and your brain produces a lot of the  stress hormone, cortisol. When your body and brain need time to recover from this condition, you may experience symptoms like fatigue, irritability, or trouble thinking and understanding.

This is a normal way for your body to ask for time to recover and get back to functioning properly.

source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161226211238.htm

              https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030646032300014X