What Do I Mean By A Mental Hangover?

Recently I was discussing with my therapist about how I was feeling the day after a very stressful night. She had asked me the simple question “How are you feeling” my answer, emotionally hungover. For the first time I was like OMG that is exactly how I feel. I feel like I was up all night drinking and now have the headache and vomit regret. Except for I did not have anything to drink and I did not physically vomit. Instead I was up all night thinking, planning, organizing, over analyzing things I had said to my spouse or children that day. I had overindulged in stimulating thought and mentally word vomited to my therapist at 10pm at night. Yes, I needed to word vomit to her because I was in a deep dark place but the guilt I felt afterwards for not pacing my thoughts and controlling the emotional web I had spun felt the same as an alcoholic hangover. Not only did I have the regrets for what I said the night before but I also had the pieces to pick back up. The house wasn’t a mess for an escapade but my mind was from all the racing thoughts. So what now, do I take ibuprofen and drink some water? Do I go sweat it out? Well I guess those things wouldn’t hurt but an emotional hangover is worse. You know that there is a lot of work to do before the next nights sleep. So how do you cure an emotional hangover?

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