Coffee Addiction
There's no way you could live without your morning cup of coffee. Even on weekends, when you wake up a couple of hours later, you can already feel the headache creeping on you.
Does this sound familiar? Are you one of the many coffee drinkers that have become addicts?
Does this sound familiar? Are you one of the many coffee drinkers that have become addicts?
Are You a Coffee Addict?
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Caffeine or Just Your Mind
Physical or Mental Addiction
Caffeine is one of the ingredients in coffee. It is also a psychoactive drug. Researchers agree that regular caffeine use triggers a physical dependence, a mild form of addiction.
That said, it appears that most of the coffee addiction is mental in nature. The physical effect are slight, but taken together with the mental effects, they compose the whole coffee addiction.
Normal symptoms of withdrawal include:
That said, it appears that most of the coffee addiction is mental in nature. The physical effect are slight, but taken together with the mental effects, they compose the whole coffee addiction.
Normal symptoms of withdrawal include:
- Headache
- Fatigue
- Nausea
- Lack of concentration
- Disorientation
Quitting Coffee
The simplest way to get rid of your coffee addiction is to gradually decrease the amount of coffee you consume. If you now drink four cups of coffee per day, try drinking three for a few days, then go down to two, finally to one before stopping altogether.
Another possibility is to replace some of your daily cups of coffee with tea. A cup of tea has less than half the caffeine a cup of coffee does. This means that by switching to tea you have halved your consumption of caffeine even if your cups per day remains the same.
Another possibility is to replace some of your daily cups of coffee with tea. A cup of tea has less than half the caffeine a cup of coffee does. This means that by switching to tea you have halved your consumption of caffeine even if your cups per day remains the same.
by Sutocu
Sutocu is a webmaster, who always enjoys his morning cup of coffee. Despite the occasional headaches, he does not consider himself a coffee addict. (more)
