There are times when you want to do stuff, or put stuff in your body, that seems like it would be fun, but isn’t. Like every time I think it would be really fun to drink a lot. Hangovers can range from a mild headache to waking up still drunk and puking your guts out all day long while you silently pray for a merciful God to just end it now already. Or drugs. However good they may make you feel, you will feel that much worse tomorrow. Or sugar. I ate a block of fudge the other day that made me bounce off the walls for ten minutes before giving me a giant headache and putting me to sleep immediately afterwards. A friend called the other day and said her boyfriend smoked a lot of trees and she couldn’t help but smoke with him, even though she knew it was too much and it made her feel yucky.
Why is it so tempting to do things that make you feel shitty? Of course it’s that high it gives you, the sweet sugary happy feeling, the indulgence, the out of body experience, the lack on inhibitions, the wet t-shirt contest. Doing crap that’s bad for you is fun!!!
But I also think it’s fun because it’s BAD. Being constantly bombarded with messages of eating right and being healthy and skinny and beautiful totally makes me want to drink and eat cake and pizza, in that order. People telling me I have to be rich and successful, or at least productive all the time totally makes me want to do nothing and watch movies all day long.
But this is all reactionary! I feel like if I just tried to figure out what made my body feel really good normally, I could find that whole “moderation” area where I have a balance between the good and the bad. If I did yoga a few times a week and took long walks, and ate things that didn’t give me the shits or migraines or make me puke every few hours, I would totally feel tons better!
I had a friend who once swore she got high eating raw vegetables. Why don’t I try it? I once ate a super spicy jalapeno burger when I was hung over and though it burned out my face, it totally got rid of my hangover!
I guess what I’m trying to say is this. Don’t listen to other people! Listen to your body! It will tell you what you need to feel really good but you have to listen really carefully because if you’re too wasted you can’t hear it. Also, drink lots of water and when opening that big bottle of vodka seems like omg the best idea ever, don’t. Drink water. Put your clothes back on. You’ll feel better in the morning.