Washington Searching ‘Hangxiety’ More Than Almost Any Other State

A new study finds that Washington residents are searching for hangxiety more than almost anywhere else in America.
Do you suffer from hangxiety?

(See the meaning of Hangxiety and check out the top 10 states below)

What is Hangxiety

Hangxiety, as you may have guessed, it's a mash-up of hangover and anxiety. Though the name may have been made up, the syndrome is very real. It's when you're coming off of a hangover and the regret you may feel afterwards. It's not just a thought that passes through your head, it's your brain and body recalibrating back to your typical state and the anxiety you may feel about what may have happened in your previous state while you were drinking.

Hangxiety trending on Google

The word Hangxiety first started popping up on Google Trends around 2017. From there, other people started using it as well.

It turns out the more people were talking about it, the more others felt the same way and started to link drinking and mental health.

Our friends at Woodlands Grove Recovery Campus looked out to see which states where looking up the word hangxiety and found that Washington State was one of the states that was looking it up the most.

Woodlands Grove say that hangxiety can mean both having that moment the next morning thinking about the night before but can also be a sign if it happens repeatedly that someone may seek help.

In fact, Washington State comes in 2nd place of all states that were looking up hangxiety with only one state, Nevada, coming in first place.

Here are the top 5 states looking up hangxiety.

1. Nevada
2. Washington
3. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota
4. Virginia
5. Illinois, Louisiana

That's obviously more than 5 states, but some were tied.