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Quitting caffeine helped me with anxiety and some mental health stuff. Ymmv
by throwaway1492 1y ago
Quitting caffeine helped me with anxiety and some mental health stuff. Ymmv
- WarOnPrivacy 1y agoMy milage does vary. I swore off caffeine for a decade. Then I discovered that stims restore some cognitive function that I had written off. The difference is that my anxiety is more interesting (to me) than distressing. I can sometimes leverage it as a mechanism for change. Granted - this also possible because my anxiety (currently) falls within a range. Turn it up a ½doz notches and I probably won't be mining it for usefulness.
- shinryuu 1y agoHave you tried tea instead? Its effect is markedly different from coffee. THere should be no anxiety, but still contain that cognitive benefit.
- WarOnPrivacy 1y agoI don't drink coffee. I use a drink mix. The anxiety is probably history derived. I'm rolling with it.
- WarOnPrivacy 1y agoAfter some thought, I will give tea some fresh consideration. Mostly due to age wiping out my resistance to bad-choice consequences.
- shinryuu 1y agoWould recommend green tea in particular. I love the Japanese teas.