(see links below for helpful and informative resources)

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I have been coming to terms with my coffee addiction over the past couple of months. Haven’t been doing much about it, but I’m starting to accept it (lol). The thing is, I don’t think caffeine is the worst drug out there, also if you use it effectively and moderately, it can be a great tool in my opinion. Caffeine has helped motivate me to get lots of things done at times, and can even give me an extra physical boost to get through a workout, although as someone with serious addictive tendencies, it can become destructive for me.

I’ve surveyed lots of friends of mine about this. Some with addictive tendencies of there own and some without, and weirdly enough most people I come across don’t report having the same effects as I do at all.

Just 1 cup of black coffee for me can be enough to weaken my appetite, my sleep, and send uncomfortable levels of cortisol in my brain to where I become nervous and anxious for almost nothing. Then comes a crash.

I started to look into some of the science on coffee addiction and found some very interesting things. Check out some of the links below to a few video resources I found very interesting, and listen on to hear more about the science and my own experience!

Link to coffee adenosine video: (adenosine science)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7NhQYgeCkA

Cole Hastings 6 months no coffee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLPXdSXitJg

Matthew Walker on Sleep and Caffeine: (half life science)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5BMGmf1ai0

Caffeine Anonymous meetings (CAFA):

https://caffeineaddictsanonymous.com/

Michael Pollan on his coffee quitting experience as well as some more science

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAPG18zNtXk

Coffee and genetics: caffeine sensitivity science:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iynqN3XNgvw

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