Off Caffeine

[Crow]

I use caffeine to self medicate. That may sound stupid but it's so true. I've worked my way from scripts and alcohol and acting out to sugar and caffeine. And I stopped the caffeine Saturday. I've gone off caffeine in the past - one time for 28 months - but other things always flare up. I've made enough progress where I'm not acting out now but damn I'm feeling the anxiety big time. I keep telling myself this is temporary and that this is the best thing for my nervous system but my fight flight is high alert right now. Ugh. Sometimes I hate getting healthy. Back to pretending I'm being a productive employee.....

 

[The Albatross]

I nixed the sugar before I nixed the caffeine so I could avoid the crashes... but sympathize with caffeine withdrawal. Hydrate and I hear you.

 

[Crow]

Seems like the soda and sugary snacks go hand in hand. I'm using chocolate milk to ease the freak out/crashes - something a nutritionist recommended years ago and works. So the milk is the only refined sugar right now. I've resisted the banana split cravings so far lol.

Thanks for hearing me.

 

[The Albatross]

I did a sabbatical on nutrition for a month... and sugar has 0 nutritional value... it is an empty but quick and easy source of energy. It burns fast and then we crash/depleted from what the body habitually wants... cuz it is basically lazy and it will grab and use what takes the least amount of effort to get the needs filled... but it results in a crash.

Chocolate milk though... lactose is the hardest thing to digest... so basically it is an "extended release"... dose of sugar.