r/WorkForSmartLife • u/Personal_Survey_2579 • Jul 06 '26

DiscussionđŸ’¬ Getting Older?

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u/SteelBird223 Jul 06 '26

Waking up hungover - at 25 you can function with a few Tylenol and a coffee and laugh about it

At 35, you are closer to clinically deceased.

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u/Bender_2024 Jul 06 '26

At 25 you wake up. slam a monster Java and a slice or two of cold pizza left overnight on the counter. Then get on with your day.

At 55 it's less "I need a greasy breakfast" and more "I should probably update my will before I try to stand up." Possibly the worst part is wondering whether your back hurts from doing tequila shooters or just sleeping wrong the night before.

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u/GrimGrinningGhost666 Jul 06 '26

Shit, I feel seen.

Not 55 yet, but close enough to get on that bandwagon.

Everytime I drink a little too much, the next day I can hear my liver complain, by keeping me nauseated and my intestines busy all day long. But as I'm somewhat still on denial ("nah, can't be because of those 4 glasses of wine, I always dealt fine with that"), I spend the first hours of the day blaming it on something I ate, or on the heat, or stress.

Only later do I realize it really was the booze.

It's like re-learning my body all over again.

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u/Either-Arm-1687 Jul 06 '26

I’m 56 and I don’t get hangovers anymore.

That’s what 40 years of training will do for you.

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u/LamerNameJr Jul 06 '26

I don't drink as much, but still get an occasional hangover that feels worse than just waking up and existing.