Social Hangover Recovery Guide – Printable

Social Hangover Recovery Guide – Printable

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Social Hangover Recovery Guide | ADHD AuDHD Social Exhaustion | Sensory Overload & Decompression Support | Printable PDF

Designed by Flourish with Neurodiversity, in partnership with AuDHD & Then Some.

A gentle, practical printable designed for ADHD, AuDHD and neurodivergent adults who feel drained, overstimulated or mentally exhausted after socialising.

A social hangover can happen even after enjoyable social experiences. You might need complete silence, struggle to communicate, replay conversations, feel more sensitive to noise or touch, become irritable, feel emotionally flat or simply want everyone to leave you alone for a while.

This guide helps you understand what your brain and body may need after social interaction, reduce incoming sensory demands and create a recovery plan that works for you.

What’s inside:

• Social Hangover Check-In

• Sensory decompression ideas

• Low-energy recovery options

• Personal recovery menu

• Social battery check

• Movement and comfort ideas

• Nervous system regulation suggestions

• Ready-to-use communication scripts

• Guidance on reducing expectations during recovery

• Before, during and after socialising planning prompts

• Pre & Post Social Plan

Why it helps

Social exhaustion does not mean you disliked the experience or do not enjoy being around people. Neurodivergent brains can be processing conversation, sensory input, masking, travel, unfamiliar environments and social expectations all at the same time.

This guide gives you a simple way to check whether you currently need alone time, food, silence, movement, sleep, rest or comfort, rather than automatically pushing yourself to keep going.

It also encourages you to treat recovery as part of the plan rather than something you only think about once you are already exhausted.

How to use

Keep a digital copy on your phone or tablet, or print the pages you find most useful.

Use it:

• After work or meetings

• Following family gatherings

• After appointments

• After parties or social events

• Following travel

• After video calls

• After periods of masking

• Whenever your social battery feels empty

You do not need to complete every suggestion. Choose one or two things that feel manageable and leave the rest.

Who are we?

Flourish with Neurodiversity supports neurodivergent adults and parents of neurodivergent children, including people with overlapping or multiple neurotypes such as ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, Tourette’s and sensory processing differences.

We also support businesses and organisations through specialist neurodiversity training, coaching and workplace support.

This resource has been created in partnership with AuDHD & Then Some, providing practical, relatable resources for neurodivergent adults.

Please note:

• All of our products are digital, so no physical product will be shipped.

• This resource is for personal use only.

• No returns or refunds on digital downloads.

• All sales are final.

• This guide is for general wellbeing and educational purposes only and is not medical or mental health advice.

If there is an issue with your purchase, please get in touch within three working days following your purchase and we will be happy to assist.

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Thank you for looking and happy shopping.

Flourish with Neurodiversity, in partnership with AuDHD & Then Some.