So quitting caffeine has also allowed coffee to become a choice, rather than a need. But after the side effects wore off, I was left with more natural energy than I ever imagined possible! And because of that I have a more natural sleeping pattern and typically sleep through the whole evening!Ĭaffeine is a substance, and I was dependent. Since quitting I have had better nights sleep, more energy, and better mitochondrial response than I did before! I first thought I would have less energy, and for a little while I did. It took quitting for me to realize the effect that caffeine was having on my body. Without ever realizing it, this “system” I created to keep myself from feeling stressed, angry, overwhelmed, or bored, was the same “system” that was hurting me. No more ritual, no more crutch, and no more escapism. Now though, there was no ritual attached to it and I was able to enjoy it for the taste! That’s when I went decaf!Īt this point, I knew what I had allowed coffee to become, and that I wouldn’t let it become my escape again! Going decaf, I knew that I would need to enjoy the coffee for nothing more than what it is… coffee. Once I felt that I had truly dealt with the avoidance, I was able to accept that I still loved coffee. Coffee could no longer be the escapism and avoidance I had let it become. Even though the caffeine may have been addictive, what I really needed was to deal with the things I kept avoiding, and understand why I was avoiding them. Instead of weaning myself off and slowly switching over to decaf, I went about four weeks with no coffee at all. I didn’t jump straight from caffeinated coffee to decaffeinated, I actually quit caffeine cold turkey! I would regularly avoid situations that required an effort from me by going to get coffee! After acknowledging this though, I was able to make the necessary changes. Soon enough, anytime I wanted to escape something, I would divert to coffee. So in stressful situations, I used coffee as a comfort, remembering my father. Not a day went by where he didn’t have it. It started because coffee reminds me of my father, who drank coffee more than anyone else I’ve ever met.
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