During the holiday season, people imbibe liquor like gangbusters. They fall asleep and wake up all sick and embarrassed the next morning. Then they swear they will never drink again, meet their friends at the bar later in the week, hold out for like ten minutes, get drunk, leave the bar looking for burgers and/or tacos, get in an argument with a fast-food worker, fall down in front of their apartments, tell their friends to just let them sleep there, get carried inside, make an incoherent pass at their best friend's spouse, and wake up hungover again.
And that is how society works.
What causes these mysterious illnesses the next morning? Is it divine retribution? Is the soul trying to escape the wretched, booze-soaked carcass?
A hangover, known by medically as veisalgia, a Norwegian word for unease following debauchery, is mysterious as it is painful.
Some researchers think that hangovers are miniature withdrawal symptoms. Others believe that the liver can't process all that whiskey quickly enough and your body feels the effects of a mild poisoning. Also, there are still others who believe that byproducts (namely formaldehyde) of the distillation process are to blame. There is a direct correlation between the amount drank and the unease of debauchery.
Regardless, hangovers are here to stay. Here are some common symptoms.
- Headache
- Rocky Stomach
- Loss of Wife
- Anxiety
- In Jail
- Difficulty Sleeping
- Weak as a Kitten
- Smell like Brewery
- Diarrhea
There is no known cure for hangovers, because it is not real high priority on the list of things to cure. There could even be an argument against curing it. Imagine living in a world without consequences. There are doctors who treat alcoholism because we live in a world with consequences.
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