The people who say they need 3 cups of black coffee to start their day are just addicts with a high tolerance that experience mild withdrawal symptoms each morning.

If you feel like that, it’s your body crying for you to take a break.

If you like an occasional cup of coffee or energy drink to get through something, then that’s fine. But if you ever feel like one isn’t working like it used to, you should take a break from caffeine to reset your tolerance, not up the dosage like an addict.

  • @elephantium
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    710 months ago

    Most likely? No, that’s wrong. I am definitely addicted to caffeine.

    Source: about 5 years ago I randomly skipped coffee for about a week. Felt like shit.

    It’s not worth it to me to spend the week or so of misery it would take to start a caffeine -free life, so I keep up a near-daily coffee regimen.

    • @LemmyKnowsBest
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      10 months ago

      Think of how much money you’ve spent on coffee over the last 5 years. Addictions are expensive. One week of discomfort could save you so much money in the long run.

      • ivanafterall
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        510 months ago

        Really depends on how you drink it. I buy bulk beans and grind them myself, which runs me like $7-$10 a month, maybe?

      • @elephantium
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        310 months ago

        Hey, I didn’t ask you for advice.

        You’re right about the money, but I didn’t ask for advice.

      • @[email protected]
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        110 months ago

        Think of how much money you’ve spent on over the last 5 in years.

        People are allowed to spend their money on whatever they want. Coffee isn’t this big evil that’s killing people.