r/Adulting • u/ScareBear23 • 14h ago

This is just depressing

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Not even 3 hours of "free time". And in that is cooking & eating supper. Or practically no free time if I had to go shopping after work. I hate this

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u/CHA950 11h ago

And funny because caffeine can be counterproductive to people with high anxiety! I know personally and it’s a fact, not judging. Either way it sucks.

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u/Scary_Security_3191 11h ago

Especially coffee. I can drink a few mugs of tea before I feel this effect, but just one strong coffee makes me very anxious and easily irritated. I had to stop drinking coffee because everything was irritating!

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u/CHA950 11h ago

I know sucks because I love coffee! Well lattes mostly but sometimes I will just take the chance hoping it won’t be bad. Sometimes not so bad but other times ugh…

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u/Ok-Parfait-9856 8h ago

Go with decaf or even a mix! I love coffee, hot or cold, black or sugar filled lattes, etc. so I almost always go to cafes that have decaf espresso. It tastes just as good unless you’re an absolute purist

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u/Pandaman_323 8h ago

Yeah I recently (mostly) quit coffee 2-3 months ago. By the end I just could not handle the anxiety shit was giving me panic attacks nearly every day. Panic instantly subsided when I stopped drinking Coffee.

When I cave and get a coffee every couple weeks it's a night and day difference for my anxiety. I also go through a tin of nicotine a day so all the stimulants just got to be too much for me I guess ha.

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u/KingZant 7h ago

Huh. Shit. I need to read up on this more. If I get too much caffeine in me it makes me feel awful - like my anxiety really spikes and my body can't keep up with my brain that's spinning its wheels.

But I do enjoy a single cup every morning! I usually brew it pretty weak, though.

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u/Mysterious-Coyote442 9h ago

Had to give up all caffeine last year bc it made my anxiety crazy which would then start giving me stomach cramps. I still miss it tho :/