17 Ways To Beat The Post-Festival Blues

What an unbelievable weekend, the craic was ace and the bands were class, but now you're feeling rather... unhuman. Fear not (literally), as here at collegetimes.com we have the ultimate guide to beating the post-festival blues.

17) Stay In A Dark Room

 

Close all the blinds/curtains, surround yourself in complete darkness. As depressing as it seems this will give you a huge amount of peace. Soon you'll find your zen in the dark, it's poetic really.

16) Stock-Up

 

Paracetemol, Dioralyte, Motilium. Everything to sooth your rather sensitive body back into normality, but mostly just to stop that horrendous hurricane going on in your body. Must. Not. Vomit.

15) Liquids, Lots of Liquids

 

Water, Lucozade, Orange juice, Powerade and Tea. If 1,000 cups of tea, can't sort you out then you probably don't even remember what happened over the past few nights. It's alright, another cuppa and you'll feel better.

14) Bed

 

Getting into a bed after the spending the weekend sleeping in a three person tent with seven other mates who decided to sneak it is awful rewarding. The feeling of soft sheets of your sensitive skin, with the mattress shaping itself to your body, you literally feel like sleeping on a cool fluffy cold. You'll question why you even left your bed, ever.

13) Kid's Movies/T.V Shows

 

Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Spongebob, even old episodes of The Rugrats will help you put big time. Your brain might feel pretty mushy, kind of like the brains of children, so naturally easy watching, light-hearted and moral based kids shows/movies will have you both distracted from your agony and your pain.

12) An Arm, For Spooning

 

This is the time when everybody needs somebody to spoon them most. Everything is fragile, and there's nothing better than having a reassuring arm around as you feel sorry for yourself. So if you're lucky enough to have a significant other get them around, if not, get your dog, or borrow your neighbour cat, anything.

11) Sleep

 

Nothing regenerates your body and makes the fear disappear as much a good long sleep. Dreaming will distract you from all the poison you've put into your body. I recommend watching 'Shaun of The Dead' before nodding off, just because zombie apocalypse dreams are the best.

10) Shower

 

Wash away the layers of dirt, the shame of what you've done and the dick drawn on your back. The feeling of a hot shower after a wild weekend is unbeatable. I leaves you feeling clean, in all different respects.

9) Childhood Stuffed Toy

 

Whether it's Puppy Goo Goo or Winnie The Pooh, grab your old favourite night time friend and hold him/her/it close to your heart. You'll be feeling content and all warm inside in no time.

8) Good Hearty Food

 

Proper, decent dinner. You've had enough garlic cheese chips and now it's time to return to Mammy's dinner table for some roast chicken, potatoes and good old veg. Yum.

7) Junk T.V

 

Jeremy Kyle and Steve Wilkos will always be there during the day to remind you that your not such a bad human being. You just went out, and had A LOT of fun. At least you're not a baby-daddy with bad teeth. YAY!

6) Meditate

 

This is actually really good if your mind is shattered. Just grab a mat or a blanket, lie it on the ground, maybe get some pillows and do some meditation. This will help you regain some sense of stableness in your mind and relax your body, which is probably in turmoil.

5) Onesie

 

That's if you haven't been wearing for the craic over the weekend you bags of jokes. It doesn't matter what month it is, getting into a onesie and being all snuggled up is comfort to the max. Plus, you'll continuously giggle at the fact you're dressed like a rabbit. Lol.

And just for the awwwwwww's

4) Moisturiser

 

Feeling hungover, is like being a brown paper bag. Your skin feels all crispy, your body is easily crumpled and you feel empty. Tip: After you shower, cover yourself in moisturiser, you're body will thank you.

3) Relive The Magic

 

No better way to remind yourself you made the right decision of having an absolute ball this weekend. Pop on whatever band you saw and relive the craic you had. It was totally worth the pain.

2) Sing-Soft Kitty

 

Either get your Dad to learn the lyrics, or sing it to yourself. I won't judge.

1) Regain Diginity

 

The worse 48 hours of your life is occurring. You just need to be strong, call in sick, allow your body to regenerate and you'll get through. We wish you the best of luck, and just remember, it was totally worth it.