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Tags: self improvement, addictions, coffee adiction
 If you want to sleep better, feel better and more energized and most especially save more money on your hard earned salary for a year, then it is time to quit. Quit what? Quit that coffee addiction now—and for good. Here are some other interesting facts you will not hear in coffee commercials.
1.) People mostly feel moderately depressed and extreme exhaustion after the last of that day's caffeine dose diminishes. 2.)The presence of caffeine affects and eventually alters our sleeping patterns by shortening the levels of sleep that help recharge our brains. In this connection, it reduces our intellectual faculties and the capacity to focus and think clearly.
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3.)Caffeine intake causes an increase in levels of cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone which triggers cravings and appetite for carbohydrates and fat. This caffeine addiction could also cause actual withdrawal symptoms including: a) Increased and heightened cravings throughout the entire day. b) Some headaches during the periods of withdrawal. c) Feeling lethargic or extreme tiredness as the effects of caffeine wear off.
d) Periods of disorientation or confusion or the inability to sustain focus and concentration. Coffee addiction or to be more specific, the addiction to the caffeine's presence found, is a real addiction for some persons because of its capacity to increase the body's tolerance. In other words, as the body becomes accustomed and familiar to the intake of of caffeine levels that you initiate, it would gradually need more caffeine to reach the same level of satisfaction.
However, if you have tried to kick off your coffee and you still found yourself longing for a cup, well, you have have acquired a habit. Habitual drinkers also tend to build an emotional dependency on it which can result in their actually making themselves believe that they cannot wake up without drinking.
Here is how to finally end it. The best way to do it, is to flush it right out of your system. Do it cold turkey—you know, that immediate and complete withdrawal from the use of something, and in this case, from coffee addiction. It's truly not as difficult as you might think it could be.
Actually, it could be as easy and effortless as A-B-C. 1.) The day before the all-new coffee-free you arrives, gather all those coffee-making equipments out of the way and discard any coffee you have left behind - remember, out of sight equals out of mind. 2.) When you welcome on the first day of the rest of your coffee-free life, stretch, stretch and stretch.
Take many deep breaths and then start a brand new morning habit without the coffee-making part. Say this phrase again and again to yourself whenever the urge arises. “I do not need a cup right now. Just for this day I am not going to drink any more.” and then stick to your promise.
Repeat this affirmation process tomorrow, then onwards. 3.) When experiencing physical symptoms such as a headache, treat it with some normal pain relievers. These kinds of symptoms usually ceases by day 3 or day 4 of withdrawal. To develop a certain habit, it takes thirty days. When it took 30 days to develop a habit, then it's going to take 30 days replacing it.
Fortunately, by day 5, or so, you will not be fighting consciously the irresistible urge of “wanting a cup of coffee.” by then your subconscious will take over and the war versus addiction would happen mostly without you being aware of it all.
About the author
The author of this article, Amy Twain, is a Self Improvement Coach who has been successfully coaching and guiding clients for many years. Amy recently published a highly successful home study course on how to boost your Self Esteem. Learn more about this Quick-Action Plan and have a Fabulous Self Esteem.
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