bros I'm down to one cuppaday from three
it's sort of depressing but it also makes me sane. racing thoughts, anxiety, delusions of grandeur reduced
still need that one to put a smile on in the AM but I think my need for it is decreasing
anyone else break free?
I'm so happy my autism never allowed me to drink coffee. I'm almost entirely caffeine free since birth. Never had a coffee, only had about 10-20 cokes in my life. Eat chocolate less than once a year, not even at Easter. Never drank tea. Never drank energy drinks.
Sometimes I get tempted to take a preworkout just to see how fricking wild it could make me to go from zero to 300mg in a single dose.
based. I got hooked bad 15...holy shit 16 years ago and it ruined my life. whole new world of mental illness opened up. I lost my old self is an explosion of unearned dopamine
Caffeine+internet addiction is more destructive then people realize.
I have a friend who is caffeine-naive. An espresso will leave her awake for 30 hours grinding her teeth.
DO NOT FRICKING TAKE PREWORKOUT, YOU MONG. YOU WILL EITHER GET A PANIC ATTACK OR GO BANANAS AND TRY TO STEAL A COP'S GUN TO START TND.
Thats not what naive means
She's "almost" naive. Has had coffee 2 times in her life and doesn't drink tea. Grew up in a no pop household as well.
She eats chocolate, but it's milk choco and I'm pretty sure it doesn't have enough caffeine to build any kind of tolerance.
IMO if you go long enough without using a drug you regain a degree of naivety to it, if not 100%. You're telling me a cup of watered-down nespresso will irreversibly alter your neurobiology, and 18 years later if it comes into contact with that molecule it won't act as if it was truly naive?
Nothing you are saying is relevant you are using the word naive incorrectly
Also I said 'will' but I should have said 'would'. She's never had espresso. Those 2 times she either had instant or drip coffee AND that kept her awake for 24+ hours (no meth mouth though)
I drank instant coffee from 12 to 19 everyday. I decided to cut it out and had 0 pangs. Maybe because it was instant but...it still has caffeine. I dont know.
I'm down from three strong cups to half a weak cup per day, which I drink before working out. Only really did it for better sleep, and it worked. Relying on coffee for energy is like relying on maxed out credit cards for finances.
>Relying on coffee for energy is like relying on maxed out credit cards for finances.
Ain't that the truth. It sucks getting off but I'm at the point where I fear the coffee anxiety more than the sober brain fog, which *is* getting better.
>racing thoughts, anxiety, delusions of grandeur reduced
I've been hooked on this shit since I was 6. This is just part of my personality.
Sometimes I read stories of addicts and honestly just can’t believe we haven’t started turning npcs into soap yet
How the frick are you addicted to coffee
t. ex smoker who just quit again a couple days ago and so far have been coping with punching holes in e wall and random objects but otherwise I’m already back to the beat
I smoke a few cigarettes here and there to tell you that these people are just weak and don't realize that coffee is fine for them.
>smoking is le hard
Big words from a guy who struggles with nicotine
I've smoked casually for 15 years, can easily stop for months or yesrs at a time. I haven't smoked since january just for the hell of it. Will enjoy the odd cigar now and then too
One cup a day, 100 mg, is enough to maintain physical dependency.
Smoking casually is what kept you from addiction. The amount of nicotine per cigarette is tuned to keep you huffing constantly for your fix, you need 5-6 a day to sustain addiction. Big Smoke prefers you on a pack a day.
>One cup a day, 100 mg, is enough to maintain physical dependency.
Well, here I am, sippin. Glad I cut back so much but I'm not out of the woods.
>who just quit again
kek, now read that again, you incredible moron
I love drinking hot creamy coffee in the morning but I have traded it in for pre-workout. Now I don't drink coffee anymore because my caffeine comes from pre and I don't want to double stack. I was a 5 cups a day guy before I started lifting
I'm undergoing some serious detox, my body smells weird
Coffee is fine/to good for you only bad if you’re drinking 8 cups a day or something moronic cup or two a day is fine you’re all moronic and cutting out simple joys in life for no reason you aren’t a spartan or a hardass you’re a special Ed kid
Yes anons drink the brown liquid
>drugs are fine in moderation
eat shit and die
have a beer and chill out
actually it's the caffeine that's increasing stress and harmful. It does not provide joy.
Truth. I probably lost my hair to coffee. I look good /shaved/ but I when I had long hair girls would freeze and just tell me how hot I was
>cutting out simple joys in life
Coffee kinda tastes like shit and the only reason I drink it is because I feel awful without it. Removing this pointless addiction from my life is what brings me joy.
Reminder that "caffeine free coffee" is not caffeine free, it still has 30%ish caffeine as regular coffee. Source: Mathew Walker Why we sleep
30%?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
whatever I only drink regular anyway
and tomorrow I'm stopping cold turkey. I only had one cup today and I don't want to buy more
I'm NEET so I'm waking up and smoking a bowl and going to the zoo
lol wtf no it's not. The EU has a standard of less than 0.3% caffeine for it to be considered "decaf". In reality it's more like 3% of a regular cup of coffee
the invisible adDICKtion is when I shove my dick in your ass so you don't see it
So is Tea not IST approved then?
Only fruit tea
>anyone else break free?
No , Gotta have my cuppa and try to limit it.
>racing thoughts, anxiety, delusions of grandeur reduced
this is Paris babe , of course Im in a rush.
I printed out a few coffeejaks and stuck them up around my apartment, it made quitting coffee very easy.
share your coffeejak pls
Please make me a carbjak
It's the fatjak inside that gets ya
>anyone else break free?
120 days without any caffeine for me. Feeling great and never ever going back to that poison.
There's nothing wrong with having one coffee in the morning. The problem comes when people drink caffeine throughout the day or drink 300mg energy drinks
even 300mg isn't bad for you if you're very active
That's the same as 3+ cups of coffee. If have a 150mg energy drink I'm tweaking and then I crash hard after a couple hours. The one time I had a 300mg drink I was getting chest pain with cold sweats and nausea
Tweaking on 150mg? That's the equivalent of getting legit drunk on a single can of beer lmao.
As for crashing, have you tried redosing? I can stall a crash for a whole day but the next day I will be absolutely fricked beyond repair.
redosing just delays the inevitable crash and fricks your sleep quality
Seethe, adventist boy.
Caffeine is the control in my life. Without it, every single outside force fricks with me in some way. What you are suggesting is taking your fists to a gun fight.
People seriously underestimate the power of caffeine since everybody in the modern world is wired to some degree 24/7. IMO it's on par with cocaine or any other "hard" stim.
If we were as habituated to cocaine as we're to caffeine (bolt liters of cocaine tea and OG coke every day, ate cocaine-infused choco, chew coca leaves like gum, etc.) nobody would be doing gack recreationally.
I've went through lowkey stim psychosis/mania and a borderline panic attack (cold sweats, felt a creeping sense of total doom, as if the sky was going to turn black at any moment and eat us all) from too much coffee.
>Lol just quit caffeine for self improvement
>Lol just quit weed for self improvement
>Lol just quit fapping for self improvement
>Lol just quit video games for self improvement
You remove all fun things in life and wonder why you're a little depressed twink.
israelite alert
Stop doing dumb shit and get a dog. There's a million ways to be happy that aren't ingesting chemicals lol
If life is only enjoyable with substances, there is a problem with your life.
t.
Quit coffee
Quit fapping
Use nicotine sparingly
slave
become enlightened, ditch the coffeine for modafinil. Or better yet, keep drinking coffee in moderate amounts, and supplement it with l-theanine
This is what i do. Modafanil fricked me up in grad school because it was too easy to just not waste time sleeping for 3 or more days.
>QUIT CONTROL YOUR LIFE
was your image supposed to say "Quit! Control your life!"
punctuation matters
OMFG you autists are so dumb get a real addiction. COFFEE IS GOOD FOR YOU!
Why are people acting like caffeine is destroying their lives? Is it really that bad?
If you are prone to anxiety caffeine can feel helpful nut actually be causing your problems.
I quit coffee and only drink tea now. It has like half the caffeine plus it has l-theanine which counteracts the edgy anxious feeling caffeine gives you.
Is it related to dark eye circles?
I suspect
Guys today I was able to maintain my delusions of grandeur on just a wee little bit of coffee. My workout felt great. I might be on my way to freedom.
I have never had caffeine. Hate coffee, fizzy drinks/sodas, etc. Chocolate apparently has some caffeine and I like chocolate but that's about it.
I was thinking of trying caffeine maybe once a week or so because apparently it has in moderation many positive effects on brain (and athletic performance). Is worth it? Or is it really as addictive as you all make it out to be.
I quit a few days ago. Had a huge headache, but now I feel liberated. I only drink loose-leaf hibiscus tea now.
frick i love that shit, the homosexuals at all the grocery stores around here got rid of it and im certain its because they know it has amazing health benefits like lowering blood pressure! I need to find another place to buy it, its wicked in the summer too, let it cool, put it in the fridge, ohhhhhhh shiet!
I go cold Turkey for a few months every year.
yeah bro, from peak of 4 double shots a day to 2 and recently none or decaf. Thing with decaf is that its extracted chemically so just prefer none or a cup of black tea with milk which has caffeine in too and the milk makes it seem like a nice coffee.
i was a coffee fiend for a good while there, haven't had any for months now. just don't drink it, simple.
i cant stay awake at work without coffee because my work can be boring. i have no choice but if i did, i wouldnt drink it. i dont like the nervousness i feel.
I will probably be drinking 2-6 cuppadays until I get my feet on solid ground life-wise. Still much better than the 60+ beers a week I was drinking a couple months ago. Baby steps I suppose
been off for 5 weeks now, feels good anon. Go cold turkey and raw dog life. Bless up
King
I quit completely after I broke my French press back in February and I've been in a much better mood since.
Coffee is literally harmless you fricking homos.
you are literally wrong and a homosexual
I drink three cups in the morning, usually between 5-6 AM, no caffeine after that.
I wanna be convinced to quit the coffeejew. Where do I start for good research on the harmful effects of caffeine? I don't mean this from the "uhh do u have a heckin SAUCE on that?" perspective, but I'm genuinely trying to learn and motivate myself
I only drink in the morning, my personal reasoning is that I don't want caffeine to interfere with my sleep quality. I've slept really well since I stopped taking caffeine after 10 AM
just try it and you will know exactly the difference. if you don't think there are any benefits just start drinking it again. this applies to many things in life
>good research
https://troof.blog/posts/nootropics/
https://gwern.net/nootropic/nootropics
start with "caffeine" section
>reddit
yes
Ty bros.
I don't relate to nor understand most of the posts of this thread. I don't see how coffee can be addictive or have such an impact on your life.
I have never felt the effect of caffeine, drinking coffee doesn't make me feel more awake or anxious, the only thing that coffee does to me is moving my bowels sometimes.
I only drink coffee for pleasure, I like the taste and the aroma, I drink it with no sugar and with little milk. During the week I drink one cup of coffee after work if I finish early, during the weekend I drink one cup with my breakfast.
It might depend on how the coffee was made and what type it is. I generally only drink pour-over coffee I made myself, no sugar or cream, and basically have the experience as you. But, I got a mocha at Costco once and after drinking it on the way home it felt like I had 2 shots of adrenaline pumped straight into my veins, high heart rate and couldn't sit still for hours.
For those addicted to coffee, how much sugar/cream/other shit are you putting into it? Do you make it yourself?
Quitting caffeine had zero benefits for me.
Coffee is my diet. I drink a pot in the morning and evening. Its my breakfast and dinner. I lost 100 pounds in 5 months thanks to my passion for the bean. Coffee is good for you.
Cutting back to one (1) cuppa feels great. I feel like the caffeine backlog is leaving my system. I want to go all the way though
>it's sort of depressing but it also makes me sane.
true
Yeah, like three weeks off the liquid poop israelite. I def am sleeping better.
also noticed my mood is better. Caffeine offers me temporary peaks (which I love) but the tail end leaves me irritated. I feel tired and not like doing anything. When pushed to do things I'd just be mentally angry.
Without caffeine I feel no valleys, just feel the same all day which feels better.
Also noticed my sleep is better, waking up feels easier. Instead of waking up and craving a peak, I feel much more like I did before I went to bed, and feel much more like taking action on things and less like im 'dragging'.
Yeah, I feel this. When you use drugs for a long time the drugs become your job. Instead of getting dopamine from ACTIONS, it's from your daily drug routine.
I drink immense amounts of black tea but at this point I think I'm actually immune to the amount of caffeine in it. If I tried coffee maybe it would work but I've hated the taste forever.
>drink coffee 2 hours after waking to not interfere with natural wake process and adenosine flush
>don't drink coffee 10-12 hours before bed to not interfere with sleep
>Mindfulness Meditation for 10-30 minutes at around 3pm when the caffeine crash occurs and come back feeling more energized
>Only drink black coffee from self-ground organic beans to avoid additives, chemicals and pesticides, simply beans and water
"Problem" solved. Caffeine is only a problem if you can't regulate the intake, unlike alcohol, cigarettes or weed that will legit frick you up with even slight exposure.
Now go on, say the line "a-addict cope!" or "b-brown israelite shill!" because you can't drink coffee unless it's ten cups a day until 10pm.
>delusions of grandeur reduced
homie, it's a cup of coffee
2 weeks clean. Had a lot of false starts quitting but it's worth it. Improved focus is the big one for me right now.
Holy based.
I broke today. I had a noon cuppa so 2 total. Probably gonna do the same tomorrow to lift...dammit. I have to go cold turkey Thursday