Coffee on the Brain
Posted on August 30, 2007
Ending day four of my 35 day no caffeine experiment. Surprisingly the headaches have been tolerable, especially with a dose of Advil. I’ve been groggy in the morning and that has returned in the afternoon at times as well. Some of my physical maladies have cleared-up already and to some degree I generally feel better.
But here’s the big discovery: I’ve got coffee on the brain. The hardest part is not the headaches or being a bit groggy. No, the toughest part is the reality of my mental/emotional connection to coffee. I’ve been one who has consumed coffee for the better part of the last twenty years, that’s two decades, a score of years. I have labeled myself a coffee drinker. How very attached I’ve become to that black substance that brings a spike of stimulus to the brain.
What is it about substances that we, not only can become physically attached to, but emotionally connected as well? Whether it’s food, caffeine, alcohol, you name it, we are creatures of addiction, at least some of us.
Somewhere along the way in my 30’s I think I resigned myself to a life of addiction. I have been ingesting high levels of caffeine and sugar to prop me up to keep me moving through my day. Somehow life is more than just getting by or getting through.
Coffee on the brain, oh yeah. I sure could go for a venti latte at the moment. I could sip that puppy down and let the fun begin. Instead, I think I’ll head-off to bed. Better get some sleep, I’m going to need it to get up in the morning.
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Nice Hat!
Hehe, thanks. The goofy side of me kind a slipped out there. My kids got a kick out of it anyway.
I have to quit smoking soon it’s terrible addiction I’ve had for more than 10 years and its scaring the hell out of me - how am I going to stop?
Random, The difficulty of quiting coffee for me pales in comparison to that challenge. I know it is really tough. I would encourage you to face that giant sooner than later as it only gets tougher as you get older. I will be praying for you, that God would give you the grace to stop cold. Let me know how it’s going when you start that process.
Continued good luck to you on this one, Phil. You’re a stronger man than I ; )…Funny how it wasn’t remotely a challenge to give up with any of my pregnancies, however. What do you make of that?
Yes, yes, yes, our emotional and physical attachments to such things. I laugh as I pour sugarless carbonated lime drink into a large wineglass with about 7 ice cubes, then top it off with a couple of shots of red wine. Somehow, I just have to see that red…even though I can’t tell the difference with it in the soda or not.
Kelly, too true, too true on the emotional attachment. Seven days was the magical turn-around for me, at least to a great degree. I’m still a bit hazy in the morning but it finally is feeling a bit easier to get going. Still, I could go for a venti latte. Ah, que lastima!