According to psychic medium Nicolle Merrilyne, aka nicollemerrilyne on TikTok, the secret to avoiding a hangover after a night of drinking is all about your state of mind.
The TikToker claims that all you need to do before consuming alcohol is “ground” your drink before you consume it. Healthline describes grounding as “a therapeutic technique that involves doing activities that ‘ground’ or electrically reconnect you to the earth.”
The viral TikTok has been viewed over 191.6k times, and the caption of the video claims, “HOW TO GROUND YOUR DRINK! You can use this technique on more than just alcohol, I ground my laptop when its not working lol. Are you sensitive to energy? Do you find yourself not wanting to drink alcohol as much? Try this!! I rarely drink but this helps me a lot.”
In the video, the psychic explains, “We absorb energy like sponges. Think about if your bartender got a parking ticket, their frustrated energy could be in your drink that you then absorb and carry.”
She then goes on to describe her method of spiritually connecting with the alcohol in a “grounding cord” that she visualizes growing out of the bottom of her drink to the core of the Earth.
Merrilyne states, “From there I will bring 3 gold suns (psychic tool) through the top of the drink and out through the grounding cord. I set the intention of the gold suns to clear out any energy that is not my own or of my highest and greatest good.”
According to the psychic, the process of grounding herself and her drink “takes less than a minute,” and in the video she encourages her followers, “Try it next time you drink! I rarely drink but this helps me a lot.”
It is unsurprising that reactions to the video were mixed. Some TikTokers gave the method a try, but other folks mocked the psychic for her claims.
“I did the grounding practice with you in your video and I got the shivers; how can anyone ever deny energy,” claimed one follower.
“Interesting! I ground myself but have never thought of grounding things,” one TikToker added.
Another wrote, “I always send positive affirmations to my food and water I consume.”
Those who were less convinced of the power of grounding commented saying, “Wow. what unfounded bulls–t,” or with laughing emojis.
One more TikToker concluded, “Sounds more like gaslighting myself into thinking that’s not as bad as it really is.”