Oh wow! A friend of mine was just at an art exhibition in NYC where this guy who used to be a doctor became REALLY concerned with the levels of caffeine people were consuming. His exhibit right now shows how spiders make their webs on different substances. The caffeinated spider had the most poorly constructed web. Like the spider had ADD.
So many quitting-coffee videos on RUclips chronicle the hell of quitting coffee, and how lifechangingly great quitting coffee is; and then they end with, "I'll probably still have a coffee every now and then because I like the taste." I want to reach through the screen and yell, "No! Don't do it!"
I have a anecdotal story about the dark circles around my eyes. So I used to drink alot of black coffee and green tea, and I mean a lot!! I did some research it could be related to stress and high levels of cortisol. So I quit all caffeine, and trust me when I say this my dark circles improved by 90% not only did my dark circles improve but my sleep was much deeper, and my focus improved.
Great job! I went a year without caffeine (for me, it's chocolate since I don't drink coffee), and it really improved my skin and reduced stress and some types of headaches. *Didn’t reduce migraine for me. Ironically, helps with those.* To be fair, I also removed several other things at the same time because it was the start of my autoimmune paleo journey. *INFP, Enneagram 4 Sx.
My neurologist said that even if its caffeine (tea) included with a teaspoon of sugar in the morning it will help with migraines. The caffeine in tea is different than coffee is what my neurologist told me.
I’ve been drinking coffee for 15 years and started noticing the adverse effects of it... all of what you say is true and randomly I’ve been now having anxiety and panic attacks over stressful situations that I normally can handle. I’m trying to quit it keep relapsing. I notice my allergies are worse, I’m more moody and temperamental, and I have more nightmares.
I too, started having serious anxiety issues in relation to caffeine consumption, and this was after 10 years of drinking LOTS of it. Finally I totally kicked caffeine and wow! I never thought I’d be able to function without it and the truth is I function 20x better without caffeine. Best choice I ever made.
@@thegoodshepherd8212 Awesome! I hope I am able to kick it if not just to see the difference in how I feel. I think it would help a number of health issues to do so.
A series of life circumstances led me to gradually quit coffee/caffeine over the course of about 2.5 months this year. I feel like a lot of my reaction to the whole process really mirrored what you expressed here. It was like I all of a sudden realized that I had been behaving unconsciously with regard to caffeine for so long. I always had the thought lurking that coffee wasn't good for me, especially not the 4 or more cups a day I was drinking. But if you had asked me in February if I wanted to give it up, I would have felt horrible at the thought--scared, guilty, and annoyed by the question. By mid-June, however, I had totally stopped and didn't miss it at all, not even the taste. I think the key to being successful is to do it gradually. Now, I will also drink it socially, maybe once a month or something if I feel like it. I am an INFP too, and I think some of the revelation this year for me is that I do have the willpower to completely change concrete, physical things about my life like my diet.
Started regularly drinking coffee in my mid-20's. After about 10 years or so, I started to become more sensitive to caffeine; if I drank coffee too late, I would be up all night. That didn't stop me from drinking lots of coffee throughout the day and even at night. Last year I was diagnosed with anxiety. I reduced my coffee consumption, but that didn't last very long. Finally, I decided enough was enough. I really needed to quit coffee altogether. That was a couple of months ago. It was rough for a few days, but I got past it. I started feeling better. After about three weeks, I decided to try drinking some coffee--thinking that maybe I could drink a limited amount and be fine. I just stared at the cup. I could bring myself to drink it. The next day I managed to drink some, but I didn't like how I felt; it definitely didn't help my anxiety. The day after that I couldn't drink more than a cup. Then the day after that it was 2 sips and I was done. The few times I've tried drinking coffee after that, I couldn't drink much more than 1/2 a cup. My body just doesn't want it. Of course the thing is that I don't need it. I feel much better--much more energized without coffee. The only reason I sometimes try to drink it is because I do miss drinking a hot drink sometimes. I haven't tried decaf yet, but I feel like that wouldn't work either...
I eat a lot of chocolate that has caffeine in and notice I get headaches when I do. I also had a couple of cans of red bull and noticed headaches too. This was really informative! Thank you! Very happy for you to talk about something else now and again :D
My studying and knowledge retention has increased a lot since giving up caffeine and sugar ... bodyaches were painful at the start but 4 weeks later I’m feeling great
I have the same experience with dark circles with quitting caffeine recently, they are reducing. Years ago i went on holidays overseas for 6 weeks and for some reason the dark circles disappeared over that time and I couldn't figure out why. But over that time i wasn't having coffee regularly so it makes sense now.
Kitty is adorable! I have two cats. I found when I quit drinking coffee back in May; I found that I can sleep better and my anxiety has gone down (not as edgy). I still drink one to two cups of tea a day. Tea has a more calming affect for myself I find.
You are still having caffeine if you are drinking black or green tea, so you are not reaping the benefits of quitting yet. Avoid chocolate too if you want to cleanse your body. Good luck!
i'm going off coffee, i'm going to have it occasionally only, not every day, maybe once a week just like a glass of wine. In the beginning when i tried no coffee for a week it felt really good
I was fed coffee since I was a kid and put myself through periods of coffee cold turkey 3 - 6 months each time before relapsing. Now I stick to one cup of thin coffee with milk in the morning and that is my coffee intake a day. It does manage anxiety a lot, I cant quit it but I can manage it.
Hi Adam one year late but I want you to remember you CAN quit caffeine if you put your mind to it. It will be difficult - but luckily you’re stronger than you think. Best of luck
I have in modern times... a few times given people "DECAF COFFEE" and they NEVER knew it was DECAF ! < accidentally and as a "test" ) 20-30-40 years ago it was AWFUL DECAF was the worst !
I found it took a good few months off caffeine for appetite to reduce, but if i had coffee once a week or 2 my appetite would stay elivated. I lost loads off weight off coffee
What are your thoughts on decaf? I’ve heard there is a small amount of caffeine in it. Did you use it to wean yourself off coffee? I’m considering using matcha to replace coffee and reduce how often I drink it as I can.
Thanks. Just the info I was looking for. I just had a MRI to find out where my headaches where coming from..Gave up my (14 a day ) tea habit, feeling better, day 3.
One time I quit caffeine on accident I bought my McDonald's coffee if I McDonald's coffee I was like damn this is weak is weak so I double strength it normally I drink folders I didn't really understand why why so in a month or so when the background out and I want to get more I've seen the cover was different and I was drinking decaff the whole time If and didn't know I slept 10 or 12 hours A-day normally I sleep 4 and a 1/2 to 7 I was so confused on what the hell was going on I was waking up with my pillow and faced drenched and drool yeah I was actually amazed at the results yet at the results I'm guessing I would have started sleeping less if I had kept going but I felt a sense of supercalmness I started doing half decaf half regular but I forgot maybe I need to start doing that again
Recently went through and documented a 30 day no caffeine, and definitely noticed that it made me less on edge.. haven't really had any major stressors though so can't comment too much on how it affected the anxiety
Decided to try this after your video. Was already doing half cafe now full decaf. Day 2 I feel miserable and absolutely useless. I also feel Like my muscles are spasming more. How long did it take you to feel normal again?
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Day three of no coffee and i slept so hard last night and had extremely vivid dreams . Totally worth it .
Same here I love the long vivid dreams I've been getting while caffeine-free.
Oh wow! A friend of mine was just at an art exhibition in NYC where this guy who used to be a doctor became REALLY concerned with the levels of caffeine people were consuming. His exhibit right now shows how spiders make their webs on different substances. The caffeinated spider had the most poorly constructed web. Like the spider had ADD.
This is an incredible observation!!!
I saw that at welcom gallery in Euston, London
Im all about freedom of the caf. That's an insect though
I just pictured a spider at Starbucks chugging down a frapochino
How do they feed caffeine to a Spider?
So many quitting-coffee videos on RUclips chronicle the hell of quitting coffee, and how lifechangingly great quitting coffee is; and then they end with, "I'll probably still have a coffee every now and then because I like the taste." I want to reach through the screen and yell, "No! Don't do it!"
I was preparing a coffee when I started watching this.. The coffee is now down the sink. Thanks for the information!
Caffeine is a drug, just socially accepted. Thank you for your video!
I have a anecdotal story about the dark circles around my eyes. So I used to drink alot of black coffee and green tea, and I mean a lot!! I did some research it could be related to stress and high levels of cortisol.
So I quit all caffeine, and trust me when I say this my dark circles improved by 90% not only did my dark circles improve but my sleep was much deeper, and my focus improved.
How long until the dark circles went away?
Great job!
I went a year without caffeine (for me, it's chocolate since I don't drink coffee), and it really improved my skin and reduced stress and some types of headaches. *Didn’t reduce migraine for me. Ironically, helps with those.*
To be fair, I also removed several other things at the same time because it was the start of my autoimmune paleo journey.
*INFP, Enneagram 4 Sx.
My neurologist said that even if its caffeine (tea) included with a teaspoon of sugar in the morning it will help with migraines. The caffeine in tea is different than coffee is what my neurologist told me.
I’ve been drinking coffee for 15 years and started noticing the adverse effects of it... all of what you say is true and randomly I’ve been now having anxiety and panic attacks over stressful situations that I normally can handle. I’m trying to quit it keep relapsing. I notice my allergies are worse, I’m more moody and temperamental, and I have more nightmares.
Goodluck, u got this
Same
I slapped an old lady on my withrawl phase. Now I'm on my depression phase. That's the part where if youre lucky, you will skip it. Good luck.
I too, started having serious anxiety issues in relation to caffeine consumption, and this was after 10 years of drinking LOTS of it. Finally I totally kicked caffeine and wow! I never thought I’d be able to function without it and the truth is I function 20x better without caffeine. Best choice I ever made.
@@thegoodshepherd8212 Awesome! I hope I am able to kick it if not just to see the difference in how I feel. I think it would help a number of health issues to do so.
Thank you for making this incredibly great video on caffeine! I just learned so many things I never knew about caffeine.
A series of life circumstances led me to gradually quit coffee/caffeine over the course of about 2.5 months this year. I feel like a lot of my reaction to the whole process really mirrored what you expressed here. It was like I all of a sudden realized that I had been behaving unconsciously with regard to caffeine for so long. I always had the thought lurking that coffee wasn't good for me, especially not the 4 or more cups a day I was drinking. But if you had asked me in February if I wanted to give it up, I would have felt horrible at the thought--scared, guilty, and annoyed by the question. By mid-June, however, I had totally stopped and didn't miss it at all, not even the taste. I think the key to being successful is to do it gradually. Now, I will also drink it socially, maybe once a month or something if I feel like it. I am an INFP too, and I think some of the revelation this year for me is that I do have the willpower to completely change concrete, physical things about my life like my diet.
Infp here same story as u. My grandma let me drink coffee since i was 5 or 6 yrs old.
I quit for the last 5 months! But I just had a relapse 😩
Started regularly drinking coffee in my mid-20's. After about 10 years or so, I started to become more sensitive to caffeine; if I drank coffee too late, I would be up all night. That didn't stop me from drinking lots of coffee throughout the day and even at night. Last year I was diagnosed with anxiety. I reduced my coffee consumption, but that didn't last very long. Finally, I decided enough was enough. I really needed to quit coffee altogether. That was a couple of months ago. It was rough for a few days, but I got past it. I started feeling better. After about three weeks, I decided to try drinking some coffee--thinking that maybe I could drink a limited amount and be fine. I just stared at the cup. I could bring myself to drink it. The next day I managed to drink some, but I didn't like how I felt; it definitely didn't help my anxiety. The day after that I couldn't drink more than a cup. Then the day after that it was 2 sips and I was done. The few times I've tried drinking coffee after that, I couldn't drink much more than 1/2 a cup. My body just doesn't want it. Of course the thing is that I don't need it. I feel much better--much more energized without coffee. The only reason I sometimes try to drink it is because I do miss drinking a hot drink sometimes. I haven't tried decaf yet, but I feel like that wouldn't work either...
Try teeccino. It’s a completely caffeine free hot beverage that tastes very similar to coffee.
I eat a lot of chocolate that has caffeine in and notice I get headaches when I do. I also had a couple of cans of red bull and noticed headaches too. This was really informative! Thank you! Very happy for you to talk about something else now and again :D
I'm about to finish Caffeine Blues '98 .... A kind-of can't put it down book.
Excellent bank loan analogy
My studying and knowledge retention has increased a lot since giving up caffeine and sugar ... bodyaches were painful at the start but 4 weeks later I’m feeling great
Was it hard to sleep through the night from the body aches? I want to quite but don’t like the headache..
I haven't gone caffeine free but switched from coffee to matcha green tea and have seen many benefits!
I have the same experience with dark circles with quitting caffeine recently, they are reducing. Years ago i went on holidays overseas for 6 weeks and for some reason the dark circles disappeared over that time and I couldn't figure out why. But over that time i wasn't having coffee regularly so it makes sense now.
Could also be more vitamin d if you had more sun on holiday
You're cat is absolutely gorgeous ❤❤😊
Kitty is adorable! I have two cats. I found when I quit drinking coffee back in May; I found that I can sleep better and my anxiety has gone down (not as edgy). I still drink one to two cups of tea a day. Tea has a more calming affect for myself I find.
You are still having caffeine if you are drinking black or green tea, so you are not reaping the benefits of quitting yet. Avoid chocolate too if you want to cleanse your body. Good luck!
Hey! ESFP here… thanks for your video 😜 Do you know your OPS type? x
Oh no, you're actually making me want to quite caffeine! Or at least go down to only two a day (which in itself sounds terrifying).
At least go down to two a day and try to drink it before 2 pm.. after two weeks your sleep will be awesome
i'm going off coffee, i'm going to have it occasionally only, not every day, maybe once a week just like a glass of wine. In the beginning when i tried no coffee for a week it felt really good
I was fed coffee since I was a kid and put myself through periods of coffee cold turkey 3 - 6 months each time before relapsing. Now I stick to one cup of thin coffee with milk in the morning and that is my coffee intake a day. It does manage anxiety a lot, I cant quit it but I can manage it.
Hi Adam one year late but I want you to remember you CAN quit caffeine if you put your mind to it.
It will be difficult - but luckily you’re stronger than you think.
Best of luck
I have in modern times... a few times given people "DECAF COFFEE" and they NEVER knew it was DECAF ! < accidentally and as a "test" )
20-30-40 years ago it was AWFUL DECAF was the worst !
Thanks for the great video. It really has helped me.
Great video… very clear! Thanks!!
Caffeine blues mentions Teeccino herbal coffee, that is what I am drinking right now, but I am only on day one of no real coffee
decaf rules...at least a big part of the pleasure can remain..
I found it took a good few months off caffeine for appetite to reduce, but if i had coffee once a week or 2 my appetite would stay elivated. I lost loads off weight off coffee
What's a video from when you were doing your worst on caffeine?
I was always told to use caffeine to self manage my ADHD. I'm wondering if caffeine is making my ADHD worse now
It helps mine. But usually just one cup a day in addition to other things I'm doing.
What are your thoughts on decaf? I’ve heard there is a small amount of caffeine in it. Did you use it to wean yourself off coffee? I’m considering using matcha to replace coffee and reduce how often I drink it as I can.
Thanks. Just the info I was looking for. I just had a MRI to find out where my headaches where coming from..Gave up my (14 a day ) tea habit, feeling better, day 3.
u really made me think...excellent points....no caffeine from today! thanks!
are you still making videos ?
One time I quit caffeine on accident I bought my McDonald's coffee if I McDonald's coffee I was like damn this is weak is weak so I double strength it normally I drink folders I didn't really understand why why so in a month or so when the background out and I want to get more I've seen the cover was different and I was drinking decaff the whole time If and didn't know I slept 10 or 12 hours A-day normally I sleep 4 and a 1/2 to 7 I was so confused on what the hell was going on I was waking up with my pillow and faced drenched and drool yeah I was actually amazed at the results yet at the results I'm guessing I would have started sleeping less if I had kept going but I felt a sense of supercalmness I started doing half decaf half regular but I forgot maybe I need to start doing that again
Recently went through and documented a 30 day no caffeine, and definitely noticed that it made me less on edge.. haven't really had any major stressors though so can't comment too much on how it affected the anxiety
you’ve inspired me!! I’m going to do it.
How's it working out?
Hi just wondering if you are still off cafeine ?
Decided to try this after your video. Was already doing half cafe now full decaf. Day 2 I feel miserable and absolutely useless. I also feel Like my muscles are spasming more. How long did it take you to feel normal again?
Take magnesium, it should speed up the process 😁
i'm watching while i drink coffee ..
you are too cute.. thanks for the video. I'm on my day 2, feeling very sleepy
How are you now?
I have the phobia of latte controlling my entire day
...sleeping better too. Had terrible insomnia all my life.
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Hi. Are you still off caffeine? You said you will have 1 maybe once a week, I’m interested to know if that got you back into regular drinking.
I'm still off but I have the occasional tea / bubble tea :)
This is a bunch of crock I have been drinking coffee all my life and have none of these problems 😂.
Excellent 👍
I’ve never drank coffee regularly but im still a dead lump half the time. Thankfully I at least have that special European dna so I can sip my wine.
Lucky girl I died and still struggling 3 months
it’s quiet at my cafe and I’m watching your video.... while sipping a latte.
Coffee is ESTJ, though
i love how you cant stop smiling.. i want that too.. 1 week down.
Day 12 and my sleep is waaaay different