I Hate Coffee!
I never thought I would say those words. I used to drink tremendous amounts of coffee. It was not unknown for me to drink two pots (not cups!) of coffee in an evening and still be able to sleep no problem. I loved the taste and just the experience of having coffee with my friends.
I began to cut down on coffee mostly because it caused heartburn. Even just more than one would cause me some discomfort. It did not matter if it was caffeinated of decaffeinated. As I cut down, I noticed another side effect. It got my heart going and raised my anxiety. I had no patience, especially for my children.
I decided to cut out coffee completely from my life except for the odd decaf. I haven’t had coffee in months.
Until now.
I love Tim Horton’s steeped tea and I drink it regularly. I ordered one and they accidentally gave me a coffee instead, something I did not realize until I got home. I’m too cheap to pour it down the drain and so I drank it.
Big mistake.
Within ten minutes I was in a bad mood. I feel anxious and everything my kids do and say is driving me crazy. I know it is not them, they are actually quite well behaved. It is all me. Or at least the caffeinated me.
Coffee can have no place in my life. I love drinking tea and I will continue to drink large amounts of it. But the next coffee will go down the drain.
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. ― C.S. Lewis
As a coffee lover, this makes me sad. I do occasionally cut coffee (and other caffeinated drinks) out of my diet completely. Basically, (usually on the weekend) I notice that I get a headache in the afternoon—a withdraw symptom of caffeine. When that happens I drink lots of water and fast from caffeine for about a week.
It is interesting that I don’t have any problems with tea. I don’t just drink decaf tea and I drink lots of tea. Thankfully I like the taste so it is not a huge sacrifice.