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caffeine addiction; how do i kick it?
going on from the talk here: http://www.ted.com/conversations/11879/coffee_chocolate_cola_energy_d.html
i am noting my progress for as to how far i'm going with beating the caffeine addiction.
i was at one stage at 20 cups of coffee per day. (only instant, though)
i'm currently at about 6 or 7 cups of coffee per day.
i wish to reduce this to 2 or 3 cups of coffee per day by the time this ted conversation is over, and then i'm going to decide if i want to kick cigarettes or caffeine first. it's going to be one or the other, and then both when i feel i'm ready.
do you think i should kick the habit of caffeine or nicotine first?
i'm keen to hear your suggestions, as always!
Enrico Petrucco 20+
Which ways you wish to enjoy more freely to most improve your life first is the question that might best inform your decision...
Your answer to such a question will no doubtedly make it easier because if you distinctly see what you intend to achieve and exactly why, then the rest is mere process.
Feyisayo Anjorin 50+
If you really want to kick this addiction, and want it so badly, then you will do it.
Mukund Rasane
In this way u will control ur habits from 6-7 cups to 2 cups coffee in a day. And coffee is good for health but not more than 2 cups.
metin okucu
do not kick it;coffee is good for you! reduces risk of heart disease,stroke,cancer,depression and fatty liver. metin okucu MD
griffin tucker 10+
metin okucu
griffin tucker 10+
doctors in the 50s and 60s actually sometimes recommended cigarettes for anxiety or depression.
i could see in 10 or 20 years from now caffeine being banned to kids, and even adults at least in large doses such as energy drinks, if not sooner.
griffin tucker 10+
it was a good 24hrs, that i slept most of.
perhaps i should stick to the plan of reducing.
griffin tucker 10+
withdrawals? BRING IT ON!
dean crawford
Well that takes some deep down will power but you've got some good advice from fokes. Good luck
Hyun Kim
There is a saying that goes around often, that is "mind over matter". You might feel that nicotine is a mental craving, but it isn't. It is only a physical craving, but the human mind is such a powerful thing that it can easily tell your body to believe something entirely different from what it actually is telling the mind. Take nicotine for example, if you believe that you don't need nicotine, then you won't need it. But this isn't just some half-assed belief that you don't need nicotine. You have to truly believe that you don't need nicotine. Ever. the way you get to that belief is up to you, but once you get to that belief then you should be able to kick the habit quite easily, as that's how I was able to kick my habit.
Do the impossible, as impossible itself is nothing. If you believe that you can do it, then you will be able to do it. It's not about willpower to overcome the craving, it's about wantpower, wanting to NOT want nicotine, if that makes sense.
Hope this helps you out!
griffin tucker 10+
thank-you kindly for your advice!
dean crawford
griffin tucker 10+
Barry Palmer 50+
griffin tucker 10+
this may seem kind of ironic, but i'm going to kick caffeine first, because of the fact that nicotine is more addictive, and proposes a bigger challenge.
nicotine has been compared to being more addictive than heroin by leading health experts.
i'd rather focus on the bigger challenge (nicotine) with out the double-challenge of caffeine setting off a 'need' (at least my brain says) for nicotine.
caffeine and nicotine tend to go hand in hand with me, in my experience.
Barry Palmer 50+
I have great respect for people who can beat any addiction. It is one of the greatest challenges you will face in life, and it is entirely personal, just you against yourself.
Good luck.