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by sph14 hours ago |
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upvoteby skrebbel13 hours ago|
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The trick is to wait until you get a terrible flu.

You won’t feel like coffee, because you feel terrible.

You won’t notice the withdrawal symptoms, because the flu symptoms are the same but much worse.

Caffeine withdrawal takes only a week or so, so by the time the flu is gone, the addiction is as well.

Just (“just”) remember to not get that habitual cup of morning coffee on the first day you feel kinda OK again, that’s the only hard bit really.

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upvoteby excentricus4 hours ago|
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Yes! I had exactly the same experience. Quitting habits like smoking, drinking coffee, or playing video games has always been much easier during those periods, and it felt like it happened on its own. It was mind-blowing to notice that after it happened a couple of times.
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upvoteby sph10 hours ago|
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Yes, I know it's not that hard, but lately I've been going through a period of low mood, and I really cannot stomach the idea of diving deeper into the Abyss for a couple weeks while my receptors downregulate. It's hard enough already as it is.
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upvoteby jerf5 hours ago|
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I had some success systematically reducing it over time rather than cold turkey. YMMV. It may feel silly measuring out coffee and reducing it by just a small bit every day but it's worth it to avoid the fully withdrawal symptoms.
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upvoteby diydsp5 hours ago|
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+1 Titration works. E.g. blending caff and decaf.

The "cup" measure of coffee is a blunt quantization. My ideal amount is approx 3-4 oz.

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upvoteby mlrtime9 hours ago|
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You just explained your cycle though. At least you can see it, up to you on how to get out of it. It sounds cliche but it's entirely in your power to change it.

The reason you can't is because in this sentence, you are saying you can't (or won't).

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upvoteby N_Lens13 hours ago|
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I’ve been contemplating giving up coffee for two years, sometimes wanting to switch to green tea alone, for the reasons you articulated. Hasn’t happened except for brief stretches, and I’ll mark my coffee free era as one of sustainable effort.
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upvoteby sph13 hours ago|
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I'm kinda doing a self-experiment right now with coffee dosages, using how scatter-brained I feel during meditation as indicator.

It's amazing how productive I believe I am when I drink coffee, yet my attention is all over the place and I think a lot of that feeling of productivity is placebo and/or chemically induced euphoria. Next I want to try tea to compare.

One thing's for sure: I used to meditate best, for longer and deeper, when I was taking dexamfetamine medication and was abstaining from coffee. Caffeine for ADHD is overrated and I will gladly die on this hill.

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upvoteby reasonabl_human10 hours ago|
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Have you tried yerba mate? That helped reduce the scatter-brained and anxious feelings received from similar doses of caffeine via coffee for me
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upvoteby yoyohello135 hours ago|
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I’ve quit caffeine (multiple times) and it doesn’t do what you’re talking about.

I still get the restlessness. It’s just easier to sleep at the end of the day.

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