re: Did you any of you suddenly have a dramatic increase in Hangxiety in your 40s?

Absolutely.

Got to the point where the juice was not worth the squeeze. Hangovers became two day events after a big night. First day being what you described. Second day being a “normal” hangover. That second day I was able to have a normal lunch and life got back to normal.

Next stop is actual physical health problems. Liver, cardiac, cognitive. I went into atrial fib. Not during a hangover. But. I’m sure alcohol did not help.

Guilt was mentioned and is true. All part of the anxiety. “What the frick are you doing? You’re 41 you have a kid who understands….?” Which was true but it is also amplified by post alcohol depression and anxiety. IMO it’s part of the tipping point to total alcoholism. Where a person crosses over to “hair of the dog” thinking. Which leads to day drinking or wake up beers.


I now drink like the normal people I used to not understand. lol. Beer or a margarita with a meal. If I have two it’s an event. Probably have a drink every 10th meal out??

Old neighbor came over the past holidays. We sat one night and I had 5 beers. Wife cut me off. Glad she did because 5 was my number. Really 4 was. If I get to 4 I feel AWESOME and it becomes 14. 5 was enough. I had one of the old “normal” Gatorade and 400mg Advil kind of hangovers. I have had one margarita since that night.