Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
It’s another one of those questions that keeps my mind ticking. During my time working in schools and as a youth worker, (and just in every day situations) I’ve been noticing patterns of people that are addicted to drinking any form of coca-cola. I’ve noticed that a lot of autistic/adhd people have said that they are addicted to fizzy drinks, being coca-cola in particular. I know I’m a huge coca-cola fan (and I know it’s a really bad habit and all the negatives that comes with it) but I cannot stop drinking it, it’s an addiction.
My first question is, does anyone else know of someone else, or have themselves, a coca-cola addiction, and if this is something that people on the spectrum tend to get easily addicted to?
Secondly, I always wonder why coca-cola/any fizzy drink addiction, isn’t treated like an addiction or taken seriously? People say stop drinking it but I find it really difficult to stop. What’s people’s thoughts and do you think it should be taken seriously by health professionals and others?
side note, I’m wondering if it’s like and OCD obsessive disorder or something, the more I think about it. But I just wanted to know what others thought.
Yes , I limit myself to one or two cans a day. If I don’t have a coke I feel poorly. I’ve tried to give it up few times but not much success
Same here, I’ve tried on a few occasions but my mood gets terrible. Always feel better if I’ve had a drink of coke. I’ve been to doctors to be tested for diabetes in case I had low sugar or something like that but all tests came back fine, so diabetes was ruled out. I’ve had blood work done more recently when I broke my ankles last year and nothing has flagged up for too much or too little sugar in my system so it must be balancing out within my system somehow.
Can we talk please