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I decided to give up caffeine. I used to drink a lot of tea. I thought maybe it was making me anxious + using caffeine as a stimulant is a zero-sum game.
by everyone 12y ago
I decided to give up caffeine. I used to drink a lot of tea. I thought maybe it was making me anxious + using caffeine as a stimulant is a zero-sum game.
- quanticle 12y agoYou don't have to necessarily give up tea because you've given up caffeine. There are lots of no-caffeine teas out there (many of which are quite good). I've (largely) given up caffeine as well, but I still enjoy a warm cup of tea in the morning, especially in winter. :)
- everyone 12y agoYeah I drink a thing called 'barley cup' its grand!
- themodelplumber 12y agoI hear you. After not consuming any caffeine for around five years, I ordered a small caffeinated beverage to sip on while I watched X-Men: Days of Future Past in the theater. That turned out to be one of the most stressful moviegoing experiences I can remember. The movie was pretty extreme, but I was talking my buddy's ear off during the more exciting scenes and felt like I couldn't stop thinking and just enjoy the show. I walked out feeling pretty raw and chuckling at the thought of the caffeine as a light indulgence that I had thought would just remind me of my younger days. I'm still not dead set against caffeine for everybody or anything, but I doubt I'll drink it again by choice.
- Dylan16807 12y agoZero sum is not necessarily a bad thing, though.