10 types of hangover that we've all had

I can pretty much guarantee that about 90% of all the people I know went out for Halloween last night and so they're probably feeling the same way I am - disgusting. I really hope that it's not true what people say about hangovers getting worse as you get older because at 19, I've had so many awful hangovers that I've literally been convinced that I'm about to die. Maybe you don't suffer as horribly as I do, maybe you're one of the lucky ones (not that I totally hate you for it or anything), but you've definitely had atleast one of these hangovers atleast once. Me? I've had all 10 - multiple times. So if you could all just pray for me and the savior of my soul then that would be great.

1. The mardy one

Okay, any non-Nottingham readers will probably have no clue what I'm talking about because apparently the word 'mardy' does not exist outside of the East Midlands. Basically, this kind of hangover is one giant bad mood. Anyone who comes near you is putting themselves at risk of being snapped at. Unfortunately, these always seem to be the kind you get when you have to go to work hungover.

2. The one where you just eat everything

Popular choices include pizza, chinese, KFC, subway or pretty much any other kind of fast food or takeaway that you can get your hands on. Most people would ring for said takeaway - I send my brother out to get it for me. He's a good egg.

3. The one where you wake up still drunk

This one is probably the weirdest because you don't feel horrible but you don't feel okay either. When I get one of these, I usually laugh at things that aren't funny and just wait for the inevitable doom that awaits me. Because even when you wake up still drunk, that hangover will catch up with you at some point.

4. The delayed one

Usually this one comes hand in hand with waking up still drunk and this can possibly be the most deadly of them all. You wake up thinking you're okay and then BANG - the hangover hits you. If you're really unlucky, you may have dared to leave your bed or, god forbid, your house when the hangover hits you. If you have then my prayers are with you.

5. The one with the wave of shame

Usually caused by getting with someone very questionable, saying something extremely embarrassing or falling over in a spectacular fashion in front of a lot of people. I may or may not have done all of those things. Okay I have. The wave-of-shame hangover is normally spent with the palm of your hand on your face as you are ridiculed in the group chat for your antics from the night before.

6. The one with all the regret

Like the wave of shame but times a million. This one is where everything went off the rails so badly that you realise you should've just stayed home. 

7.  The one where you remember nothing

Lost possessions, messages on your phone that you don't remember sending, photos you don't remember taking and bruises you don't remember getting. Although this is extremely weird to wake up and not remember how you got there, it can sometimes be a blessing in disguise. Having total memory loss can often protect you from shame and/or regret. But for someone who prides themselves on having a good memory, this one is especially horrible. You have to rely on your drunk-but-maybe-not-quite-as-drunk-as-you friends to fill you in on what you've forgotten.

8. The one that feels like actual death

I think I must've been cursed at birth or something because out of all the hangover types, this is the ones I get the most often. Basically where you can't possibly move from your bed and throw up every hour or two until about 9 or 10pm. The only upside to this one? I always lose weight after one of these hangovers, even if I did eat a drunken 4am mcdonalds the night before. I'm definitely the kind of girl who likes to find a silver lining aren't I?

9. The one that lasts 2 days

These are the most unpredictable of hangovers - they seem to strike at the most random of times! Worst things is when you get drunk on a Saturday, hungover on the Sunday and then expect to be fine for work on Monday but actually you just want to crawl back into bed. Well, even more than you do on a normal Monday morning. The worst hangover I've had in a long time was only a few weeks ago and it was a combination of 4! I went out on the Thursday night, was convinced I was going to die when I was still being sick at 11pm on the friday, then I still felt horrendous on the Saturday at which point Sian filled me in on what I'd forgotten (or maybe my brain had blocked it out to protect me). Cue, the wave of shame.

10. The total miracle

These don't come around very often but when they do, they feel like a little slice of heaven. You were drunker than ever, got in at a ridiculous time, wake up in the morning and... You feel completely fine. Not even a headache. I think that's why people follow religions; in the hope that when they get drunk, it'll be one of these kinds of hangovers that greets them in the morning.