Shyness worsens 'hangxiety', research suggests. A study of 97 adults found highly shy people are more likely to become anxious when nursing a hangover after a night of heavy drinking. 'These findings also suggest that hangxiety in turn might be linked to people's chance of developing a problem with alcohol. Results revealed a link between shyness and suffering from anxiety after a night of drinking, which the researchers named 'hangxiety'. To the researchers' surprise, the participants' anxiety levels only slightly changed after drinking six units of alcohol.

Source: Daily Mail December 06, 2018 16:56 UTC