Wake up after a night out in a total panic? Worry as you can’t remember if you’ve upset someone or embarrassed yourself? ‘Hangxiety’ is the buzzword coined to describe this type of terror. It’s the fear and self-loathing you can feel after you’ve had a few drinks, and it happens more often the older you get.
‘Hangxiety is caused by a chemical reaction in the body and is not the result of us necessarily drinking too much or being bad people,’ says body psychotherapist Lorna Evans*, who believes that this awareness is
