Meaning of social hangover | Babel Free

Definitions

A feeling of exhaustion experienced after excessively engaging in social activities.

colloquial, uncommon

Examples

“Wallace felt the social hangover brought about by the recklessness of American occupation, warfare, and statehood. “We are now like⟳ fast boys upon their travels, and our imprudences have⟳ brought us into trouble⟳,” he mused.”

“What some people call⟳ a 'social hangover' is the feeling of exhaustion after depleting all your energy.”

“A social hangover generally feels a lot like⟳ a burnout: fatigue, inability to concentrate, some grouchiness. It might hit you like⟳ a tonne of bricks or subtly linger throughout the day, in the same way that a substance hangover can vary⟳ from “I don’t feel⟳ one hundred per cent” right up to “My phone screen is pulsating and my mouth tastes like⟳ I ate a pack⟳ of cigarettes.””

“To address fatigue effectively, you need⟳ to understand⟳ what’s causing it. If you’re feeling the fatigue of a ‘social hangover’, the next step is knowing when to say⟳ no, and then how to say⟳ no.”

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