Stop it | ewy.one

+ I specifically picked "caffeine" because you're nearly guaranteed to be either a coffee drinker, + or a tea drinker. Both of them are simply vessels for caffeine. While coffee contains much more caffeine, + coffee tends to be a sometimes drink, and tea is drunk throughout the entire day. Sometimes I even see + people top up with energy drinks. +

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+ Although you might not realize it, if you consume caffeinated drinks every day, you probably have a + chemical dependency. I would know; I used to be a coffee drinker. Quitting was a very difficult, + even painful experience. This is evidently caused by blood vessels in entire body opening back up + from being tightened by the caffeine. This causes both headaches (from the blood vessels in your brain) + and sore muscles (from the blood vessels in your muscles), not to mention a serious lack of energy. +

+ Although I am sometimes uncertain whether the rehab was worth it, when I think back to how it felt to + go back to "normal", I remain determined to stay far away from this habit. +

+ This does not mean you have to stop consuming these drinks all together. I still drink a cup of coffee, + or even an energy drink, occasionally; for example, before I go on a multi-hour drive, or when I have to + burn the midnight oil. I find that it gives me a welcome boost, even if I can tell I am affected by it + much more than before: my sleep gets noticeably worse than other days. This could be the placebo effect, + but it would not be out of the question that my caffeine tolerance has simply taken a hit from this ordeal. +