This is the one about my caffiene addiction.
Posted February 2nd, 2011 by Mike Lawson
I’ve written endlessly about my caffeine addiction, so much so that it even has its own category here. I’m seriously addicted to caffeine, and I’m about to do something about that.
On Monday I didn’t drink any caffeine…and I had one of the worst days ever. I’m not joking, I was mean. I made kids cry. I was unhappy. It was serious.
So I decided (again) that I need to do something about this. And I’m going to be smarter about it than I have been in the past. I’m not quitting cold-turkey. I’m going to ween myself off of this drug.
So here’s the plan: starting today I won’t drink any caffeinated beverages after my lunch. That means decaf coffee and decaf diet coke are okay. I’m going to do this for a while until I find that it’s easy (it might take me a while). Then I’ll enter phase two where I cut some more.
7 Responses to “This is the one about my caffiene addiction.”
February 2nd, 2011 at 9:58 am
Although I don’t see caffeine addiction as a problem, going to decaf is a reasonable solution if you wish to cut back. Good luck with it!
February 2nd, 2011 at 9:59 am
Scott,
It is a problem if I depend so heavily on an unnecessary chemical.
February 2nd, 2011 at 10:15 am
I think that you should go the opposite direction. Let’s see how much caffiene you can drink in a day, then figure out a way to double that.
February 2nd, 2011 at 10:41 am
Sometimes, I’ll switch to half caf. And usually for Lent, I’ll give up caffeine completely. After the third day, it’s always out of my system completely.
February 2nd, 2011 at 10:45 am
I disagree with Scott. If you’re at a point where you cannot live without caffeine, then maybe it’s time to cut back so that if you’re ever in a situation where you don’t have access or if you are on a diet that forbids certain drinks you can do it. Plus, you made kids cry? Mike, that’s not okay.
February 2nd, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Chandler, I make kids cry on a regular basis….because I’m the mean disciplinary guy at work. But I think maybe I was extra mean on Monday.
Maven, half caf is a really good idea.
February 2nd, 2011 at 6:14 pm
If I go one day without coffee I have a headache the size of the Grand Canyon. On the other hand, it was pretty easy to quit smoking. Go figure.
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