My 4 day hangover

I've been mostly sober for a month and a half now. I've had a couple beers here and there without much issue, so I decided maybe the problem was other stuff like stress and not the alcohol. Picked up a 12 pack on the way home and drank like 5 of them. Didn't feel too sick afterwards and went to bed feeling nice and buzzed.

However, I didn't eat much and failed to drink any water. Woke up feeling a bit ill and headed into work, where I expected to feel better after getting moving. Nope. Just kept feeling worse and worse. I work a physically demanding job and couldn't stay hydrated or nourished enough because my stomach was nauseous. I couldn't catch up on my recovery. I was too exhausted and nauseous to eat or drink much when I got home and would go to sleep without giving my body what it needed. This kept compounding for 4 days until I had to leave work early yesterday. I thought maybe I was coming down with the flu I felt so bad.

I spent yesterday evening eating right, chugging fluids, and popped a couple ibuprofens. I feel much better now, but damn that was a harsh lesson I didn't need to relearn.

Alcohol sucks.