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If I had severe mental illness I'd be immortal by now.
by ekjhgkejhgk 11mo ago
If I had severe mental illness I'd be immortal by now.
- indubioprorubik 11mo agoThere can only be one. Or two. Maybe three. Four shoots espresso a day.
- dentemple 11mo agoI have ADHD, and I drink 2-3 cups' worth of coffee every day. I'm basically a vampire now.
- doubled112 11mo agoYesterday I drank a whole pot myself then had another cup or two. Keeps me in the game. Where does that put me? Caffeine poisoning or immortality with no in between?
- lostlogin 11mo ago> Too much coffee reduced this positive effect
- doubled112 11mo agoWell, I guess I have to die of something someday.
- devilsdata 11mo agoI've been self-medicating ADHD with multiple cups of coffee a day since I was 17. I'm in my early 30s now, and after getting on Vyvanse, have reduced then given up coffee. I realised that coffee was the reason for my anxiety which builds up towards the end of the day. I reduced my coffee down to 1 espresso per day two months ago, and quit entirely two weeks ago. I'm still on stimulants, but Vyvanse treats ADHD much better and has fewer side-effects.
- dns_snek 11mo agoSame here, my afternoon anxiety from daily coffee consumption (1-2 cups typically) got really bad on some days. I was heavily addicted to coffee and nicotine for years but I managed to quit both of those after realizing that they weren't doing me any favors. I continued to have cravings until I got on ADHD medication then they practically disappeared overnight and never came back. I think more people should give green or black tea a try, I found them to provide similar effects to coffee but with fewer side effects.
- layer8 11mo agoAs a mentally ill vampire, I try to only feed on coffee drinkers.
- ekjhgkejhgk 11mo ago> 2-3 cups' worth > basically a vampire now. Do you mean 2-3 liters?
- mattgreenrocks 11mo agoMy stomach hates coffee at the moment :(. Too acidic. Not sure I’m ever going to be able to have it regularly.
- esperent 11mo agoDo you add whole milk to coffee? The casein and fat should help to reduce acidity and make it easier on the stomach. If you can't do that, I've heard of people adding a sprinkle of baking soda as a buffer to black coffee. I'm not sure how much you'd need, probably just a tiny amount that you'd barely be able to taste.
- mattgreenrocks 11mo agoHaven’t tried the latter, will give it a shot. Thank you!
- sunshinesnacks 11mo agoI cut coffee for a year or so 10 years ago due to stomach issues, then slowly added fancy espresso drinks back, figuring that if I was only having coffee once a week, it might as well be fancy. I don’t seem to have stomach issues now with 1-2 lattes/cappuccinos a day. Maybe it’s unrelated, all in my head, better beans, or the 3-4 oz of whole milk, but maybe give espresso drinks a try if you haven’t?
- senectus1 11mo agoI love coffee and used to drink it all the time, but now in my early 50's it really doesn't like me. If I drink coffee my digestive system revolts in the the most disgusting ways. I miss it terribly, but its just not worth it.
- twodave 11mo agoIt’s likely a better roasting process and fresher beans. Large scale coffee roasters produce burnt, more acidic beans with chemicals added during the process.
- bookofjoe 11mo agoHow do you know you're not?
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