Caffeine and me...
Mar. 20th, 2008 08:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
khiemtranIt's been over four months since I gave up coffee and tea.
I'm well-past the physical withdrawal now, but psychologically, the urges are still there. I guess this is how a recovering alcoholic must feel. So many happy memories are bound up with coffee-related experiences and there's a certain part of my brain that keeps saying 'I know how you can get them back'.
Healthwise, I'm slightly better than I was before. I'm still stressed and tired as a matter of course, but I certainly wouldn't want to throw on any extra stress or fatigue that would certainly come with regular coffee drinking. On the other hand, there are still coffees out there that I haven't drunk, and the thought of giving up for the rest of my life doesn't seem quite right.
Interestingly, I haven't yet noticed any signs of withdrawal reversal yet. I haven't had any particularly bright days in the last four months, although I guess it will take a full year to find out.
I'm well-past the physical withdrawal now, but psychologically, the urges are still there. I guess this is how a recovering alcoholic must feel. So many happy memories are bound up with coffee-related experiences and there's a certain part of my brain that keeps saying 'I know how you can get them back'.
Healthwise, I'm slightly better than I was before. I'm still stressed and tired as a matter of course, but I certainly wouldn't want to throw on any extra stress or fatigue that would certainly come with regular coffee drinking. On the other hand, there are still coffees out there that I haven't drunk, and the thought of giving up for the rest of my life doesn't seem quite right.
Interestingly, I haven't yet noticed any signs of withdrawal reversal yet. I haven't had any particularly bright days in the last four months, although I guess it will take a full year to find out.
