CoffeeDrinkers Introduction

Welcome.  May I ask.....how much coffee do you consume generally, per day?

Hello, i am cutting down on caffeine and cigarettes before hand i would drink 4+ coffees in the afternoon on a decline from drinking tea and coffee all day until the evenings and then wondering why i cant get to sleep 

Hello, i am cutting down on caffeine and cigarettes before hand i would drink 4+ coffees in the afternoon on a decline from drinking tea and coffee all day until the evenings and then wondering why i cant get to sleep 

That's civilised.....I'm on my 14th coffee of the day.....it will probably be my last for the day.  It costs me a fortune, even in instant.

I've had 2 peppermint teas and water so far today 

That is very nice.  Those type of ad hoc, random, old, infrequent "friendships" (if that's the right word) do sustain my connections with the outside REAL world, outside my weird little scope of normal operations.

I'm on two coffees an hour so far today btw.

Yes, I did ok but could've done better. That was over 20 years ago and I think/hope I'm better still now than I was then. We're still in contact (from a distance i.e. no longer in the same workplace, company or county even) so that's nice.

Double wow !  .... and congrats for getting on with the different character.  That is a strength we should all celebrate !

Funnily enough she was the most attractive woman in the office and also the least motivated (despite the coffee and 6 sugars). She wasn't interested or ambitious about the work we were doing whereas I was a sort of workaholic so we were very contrasting personalities and got on ok overall thankfully 

Wow !  Did they have any teeth?

A  colleague in an office I worked in would have 6 spoonfuls of sugar in every cup of coffee she had. 

Many years ago I went on a residential course with the Boy Scouts of America at their Philmont ranch, which is miles from anywhere. We discovered that the QM had only brought decaffeinated coffee. Some of my colleagues had withdrawal effects, but for some reason, I didn't.

.......you leave me in suspense !   Do you still drink lots?  Did you stop or cut down gently and naturally because you lost your appetite for it?  I'm on my 9th cup today thus far......

At one time I was probably drinking the equivalent of thirty to forty cups of coffee per day. I make instant coffee with 2.5 to 3 teaspoonfuls of granules. I had one job where we had a volunteer who made coffee at least every hour. In the days when managers had personal secretaries, my secretary said she could tell where I had been by going around the building and feeling how warm the half-drunk coffee cups were ... I usually got distracted, so I would leave my coffee meaning to come back and finish it, but somehow ...

I appreciate that sentiment, and certainly agree that it applies to many here in this community.

Personally, I am weird....and more of a git than gifted.

Trouble yourself not though, dear Roy, I am content and have crafted a life that is bearable and interesting to me.

Woe betide those who find themselves stuck with me!  Run Roy, Run!!

One of my favourite quotes is,”we are not weird, we are gifted.” Are you sure you have no tongue piercings?

Nice.  The colour matches my hair and the mouth looks like my tongue piercing too.

[Disambiguation - I'm weird, but not that way.....the above is merely in jest.]

I will send you a badge to wear my weird friend.

Yes, I'm interested to see if I notice any withdrawal symptoms in any ways.

Thanks for taking the time to respond.

My search for a fellow human (anticipating an autist candidate) who has a ridiculous relationship with coffee, continues.

I rarely have less than a dozen cups per day, but equally seem OK with none.

I'm weird, me.

Oh yeah, all sorts have been touted as 'good for you'!

I've been caffeine free at various times, used to drink a lot, now do half-caff beans, hand grinder, pretty happy with the process of that. 

Decided I'm sticking with coffee - the balance now seems right, I drank too much before and got withdrawal symptoms if I went without..

StrawberryLaces said:

im trying to clear my blood of substances that alter my natural state to see  how i get on

Yes, that's exactly what I'm attempting to do. I got the idea the other day to try caffeine free as another example of questioning, looking at and addressing my own behaviour. What am I doing? What am I doing it for? and so on. I'm particularly irritated about 'habits' and how they can be trapping dependent (societal cultural marketing etc pressures and influences and encouragements of what we should need etc) e.g. in the short time I've now not had my usual 2 coffees per day I notice I'm wary, uncomfortable, apprehensive at my usual 'coffee times' (usually when I first get up and then one around 5pm) of how I will be e.g. will I be so tired I'm nearly comatosed. In reality I've found surprisingly so far I'm ok without it i.e. I don't actually 'need it' in reality to be able to function and do things (I'm drinking tap water instead). There's a lot of nonsense goes on (e.g. in advertising, sales and marketing and so on, I saw an advert on TV yesterday saying about 'chilling out' having a coffee whereas in reality coffee is a stimulant so is actually anti-chilling out really imo. I would agree with a statement saying about chilling out potentially drinking a chamomile tea). The world's gone mad, I remember decades ago doctor's used to be in adverts promoting the sales of cigarettes and 'drink Guinness, it's good for you'  

Caffeine is a psycho active drug I'm sure you will notice the difference of having no caffeine in your system after a while, i know some people are enthusiasts for me im trying to clear my blood of substances that alter my natural state to see  how i get on, can i ask if there is a reason why you are going caffeine free?