11/18/2025
If you’ve ever had a bad hangover, you know that the symptoms can include a headache, fatigue, muscle aches, and difficulty thinking, not to mention mood swings or anxiety. But you don’t need to have drunk alcohol to experience similar effects. In fact, you might be feeling similar symptoms after an especially intense therapy session.
Tiredness, brain fog, or heightened sensitivity can appear hours or even a day after talking through difficult topics. According to the Psychological Association (APA), working through emotions and developing new coping patterns can heighten distress before relief follows. This article looks at why do therapy hangovers happen.
A therapy hangover is the emotional & physical fatigue that can follow a therapy session, leaving you drained, tearful, or unsettled. Learn more now.