Caffeine makes your moods worse, here's why
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2019
- This video explains how caffeine increases anxious and depressing thoughts
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I quit coffee & the great benefit I got is a sound sleep, calm mood, stable energy levels. 😎
Did you drink tea or anything?
I've quit caffeine, sugar and alcohol. Feeling better by the day.
Great to hear. I am doing it too.
Are you still off (one of) them?
A few years ago i quit with cafeïne for 7 a 9 months, felt significantly calmer through the day and enjoyed better sleep.
@michelsijtsma5308 still off all of them. Alcohol now over 5 years. Sugar and caffeine 18 months. Never going back.
@@livelearnandteach7402 How do you feel compared to when you still used sugar and cafeïne, more peaceful, relaxed? So you don’t eat candy at all not even on special occasions and what do you eat when you snack (in between meals)?
@michelsijtsma5308 no, I don't eat it at all now. Not even on my kids' birthdays. Took me 30 years to get there. I feel much better. Sleep is much improved. It wasn't easy. I must have tried 1000 times but it was worth it.
I can only speak for myself, but your findings resonate with my experience. Every time I consume caffeine I become extremely irritable and intolerant. I'm normally easygoing but, after consuming caffeine, I turn into a jerk, I act rashly, I easily get angry and become very intolerant. It seems to amplify negative emotions. During a caffeine high, any encroachment into my personal space makes me extremely uncomfortable and anxious, and anything that doesn't meet my expectations (essentially people failing to read my mind!) makes me snap. I've been monitoring myself on and off caffeine since I noticed these effects and the correlation between bad moods and caffeine is 100%. I've also traced occasional parasomnia and bruxism to caffeine consumption. Yesterday's is officially my last caffeine dose.
Hope your doing well and not gone back to the buzz
I have the same .
Me also. Not supprised this drink is widely accepted and promoted
I’m the same especially about the personal space part
I’m the complete opposite
I feel more depressed lately and I’ve been drinking more coffee..
I agree! I’ve self diagnosed that caffeine and refined sugar turn me into a major bitch! I get soo moody! Time to truly free myself of those drugs!
Completely resonate. I find that caffeine is most definitely a mood amplifier: after drinking it for almost 30 years I decided to stop and gave it up for 6 weeks, in that period I was the most calm I had ever been, almost 0 anxiety and irritability, once I got past the first week of withdrawal symptoms I was fine. Unfortunately I decided to go back to it again, and then the stress, irritability, anxiety and over thinking returned with a vengeance. I'm most definitely aiming to quit again, this time for good 🙏🙏🙏💪
You decided hey? Or did the caffeine decide?
@@shaunmotivation7509 seems like you know answer now
I noticed I get flooded with worry thoughts when I drink coffee I hate I gotta let it go 🤦🏾♂️
This rings true for me. Excessive caffeine just speeds up my thoughts, particularly bad memories. The hot environment in which I work makes it even worse. Time to adjust my intake.
Ive been losing my shit bcoz of poisening myself with caffiene since 14yo. Im now 48. No one told me it could be the "innocent" coffee i drank everyday. It has nearly ruined my life but i will fuck it off for good on the 1st of 2024
I can somehow relate to this because I actually experience this. I always had an overthinking problem which most of the time leads me to anxiety and depression. I even thought that I had ADHD or ADD. During uni break/vacation, I did not consume any caffeinated drink for 1 month straight. It's just that I did not have to because I did not have to study. During that month, I was calm, okay and most importantly not overthinking. I was so happy to be free from these haunting negative thoughts. Initially, I did not know how this happened. Then when uni started, I got back to caffeine drinks and guess what the overthinking problem came back like a rocket. Just after I finished my cup of coffee - my brain was pulling all kind of images, ideas and thoughts all at once. I could not focus at all and was certainly not calm. At that moment, I realized that coffee is not good for me. I stopped and the overthinking problem vanished.
good share
I'm on day 18 off caffeine and I still have some depression lingering with some overthibking unwanted thoughts. Please Reply it'll help me alot
@@Baseball4Life- You got this! Stay the course!
Im going through caffeine (coffee) withdrawal and its been 90 days feeling better little by little Stay positive 🙏🏾
My mood gets worse but I get stuff done!
3 weeks without coffee, I do still have an occasional green tea but I sleep and feel much better. Just a personal anecdote.
I'm from Brazil (south América). This vídeo make so difference tô me ! Explain so much ! Because It deciwd quit coffie. Than quit could turkey 12 days ago. The windrawal was terrible I back to hell. But 9 days I was ok. / Now I can have I light at the end of depression tunnel. Its so amazing that I can do lot of things for me like quitting coffie, exercizing, good sleepy, quit sugar ! I'm getting confident about getting health ! The most simples thinks are miracle.
Did you have depression?
Big Facts. The book Caffeine Blues dives deeper into this.
Yes it does 👍🏾
Exactly. I was in a very bad mood this morning, and took two cups of drak coffee thinking it will make me feel better. But I feel 10 times more depressed now.....
This is very solid and needs far more exposure as a thesis. The fight-or-flight intensities of PTSD are amplified in a bad way by caffeine such that living one's life becomes vastly distorted.
Can’t drink alcohol, can’t drink coffee, what a world to exist in
You can drink what you want. Every pleasure has a price. Every sacrifice has a reward.
@@bryanspicer90l love it tough love indeed. Time to detox 😢
Coffee is a drug. A world of socially accepted drug addicts.
I recently prepared to pour myself a cup of coffee and as I reached for the carafe I started to feel anxious and that’s when it hit me. So , I’m beginning to let coffee go. At least for now
I’ve thought the same thing for years - to decaffeinate the planet would drastically raise the collective consciousness.
Yeah definitely makes my brain worse, I don’t believe it benefits society at all on an individual level, sure it’s good for productivity on some level that’s why industry invented the coffee break to keep us all working, but all it’s ever done for me is increase my stress level, and I had horrible withdrawals when I gave it up for the first time last year I could’ve believe I had been I ingesting that shit in one form of another since around 13, I agree with the doctor if it was eradicated from the world it would be a better more peaceful place, this drug should not be regarded as safe.
I have been on zoloft for 11 years my caffeine intake was up to 600 mg daily. I started getting really depressed so in creased my dose of z constantly. I decreased caffeine and feeling better day by day
I just drank a coffee and now I want to see the world burn.
I rush to coffee & tea in stressful times. But thus guy is right !!
Caffeine definitely makes negative negative thoughts spiral out of control for me. If i drink too much it will soemthimes lead me to despair and nothing I think about will make me happy. It's a scary place to be. However, I also find comfort in knowing that i wouldn't have felt that way if I wouldn't have had that extra cup.
Dr. grant Mullen thanks a lot.
LATELY I HAVE BEEN THINKING THAT DOWN HERE IN BRASIL, BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF COFFEE THERE ARE A LOT OF FIGHTS AND DEATHS.
BRASILIANS DRINK LOTS OF COFFEE...
😱😱😱😱😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😥😥😥
Oh my! I never thought of this. Makes sense!!!
Oh my God thank you so much for this video.
This is amazing
Thank you!
Nice !!
Finally a video that gets me
This seems to be so individual. I feel drinking coffee only has positive effects, but I only drink one cup a day.
Officialy i Stop getting coffeine. Today was the last cup of coffee. Maybe i'll try it after several yeara. But i'm not going to get any coffeine for about 1 year
How are you doing?
@@gappuma7883 good man its better without it
@@user-wi4pt7dr5j Nice job! It has taken me about a month off caffeine to feel pretty good again, totally worth it though. Hardly any anxiety, steady energy, great sleep.
@@greenmantis99 did you have a boat feeling too?
How’s the year going?
I quit coffee and the thing I’m finding is I have more perspective. Caffeine increases focus, but an increase in focus comes at the cost of some perspective
This is happening with me. I have been smoking marijuana for 20 year or more and drinking plus cigarettes. I am on my journey of sobriety and notice when I have a Mt. Dew my anxiety and bad thoughts get worse. I see it happening with sugar too. I am eating blow pops and jolly ranchers but my mood goes downhill after i eat them. I am 39 year old male. So I got some gatorade zero and have been fine plus hydrated. Water gets old.
So I might be a unique case but caffeine digs me out of depression almost immediately. I can’t explain my depression because everything is going better than it ever has. Something worth noting is I’ve had caffeine everyday since I was 3 or 4 with the exception of basic training for the army. I gave it up 6 months ago but I use it now for working out and a mood boost. Just thought it was worth mentioning.
Why did you give it up?
@@gappuma7883 I didn’t want to rely on it anymore. Now I include it in my diet but I use it a lot less.
You're not a unique case it's just the caffeine tricking you into hiding your depression. In the long run it makes it worse.
Maybe it down regulated your dopamine receptor sensitivity, and since you were on for so long it would take a while to recover to base line and not rely on it for a mood boost.
It is good for my depression too…I don’t need it everyday or every minute of the day, but when I just can’t push myself it always does the job. I’ve had no negative experiences but I am just realizing that it is an anti-depressant for many. We all have different reactions to different substances. I don’t have a healthy relationship with alcohol, a bad time is almost guaranteed and it’s not by choice…just my body’s chemical reaction to it. Others can go all night and seem perfectly fine. To each their own, respectfully. But it’s is extremely dangerous to generalize…may deter someone from something that can actually benefit them. Coffee is my “pick me up” and I do not abuse it.
I personally experience rapid ups and and downs with caffeine in a bi-weekly cycle when I consume caffeine. I usually lose sleep and stop eating towards the end of the two weeks of consuming it. At first it gives me a lot of excited energy but then after losing sleep I become angry and irritable and I decide to quit. Then the crash at the end of two weeks is awful and I feel majorly depressed. Some people have said that I probably have bipolar, but I'm personally convinced that it is caffeine/drug induced. When I abstain from all mood altering substances it seems I don't have these issues.
My thoughts exactly.
I stopped drinking coffee for 8 months and picked it up again after my two year old started waking up at odd hours and holly cow I am an emotional angry tyrant
I had to do research coz it makes me feel depressed everytime I take coffee
The truth!
Taking high caffeine content painkillers....it has affected my equilibrium and calmness
I agree that I have less anxiety, I still want to rip some peoples head from body, but avoiding caffeine helps.
It is good for my depression…I don’t need it everyday or every minute of the day, but when I just can’t push myself it always does the job. I’ve had no negative experiences and I am just realizing that it is an anti-depressant for many. We all have different reactions to different substances. I don’t have a healthy relationship with alcohol, a bad time is almost guaranteed and it’s not by choice…just my body’s chemical reaction to it. Others can go all night and seem perfectly fine. To each their own, respectfully. But it’s is extremely dangerous to generalize…may deter someone from something that can actually benefit them. Coffee is my “pick me up” and I do not abuse it.
Alcohol combined with large doses of caffeine can keep a person from passing out or blacking out when drinking. Just saying.
Generalization is always bad. But the Dr. here did NOT generalized, he specifically addressed people with mood disorders that want to feel better and live on less medication. I have been looking for this piece of information and I am glad I’ve found it because all you hear is that coffee is good for Alzheimer’s, etc... I have angry issues, irritability, anxiety and depression, and in part, my symptoms are worsen by caffeine and bad nutrition. I am repeating what I saw my mother did: first thing in the morning coffee and cigarrets to wake up and counteract the sleeping pills. it didn’t turn out well for her...
I am often very angry, i have uncontrollable outbursts of anger that damage my relationship with people, and that may damage people themselves one day ... I need to get more calm. I get especially angry when people prevent me from reaching calmness, I feel like i need to beat them, instead of ignoring them. Light, noise, agitation ... I get obsessed by people causing this too much whereas I could just close my eyes. I get angry at the sole idea of inept, irrational behavior by other people, whereas I shouldn't feel like it is my problem.
I already reduced coffee but i fell back into my old habit of drinking BOWLS of coffee in the morning, just like water ... Not good.
We have a video course on managing Anger. You can see it here drgrantmullen.com/product/anger-taming-your-wild-side/
@@gmullen95 Put it for free u greedy scumbag!
I just had a freaking cappuccino and it was worse than any drug I've taken before. Like WTF. I never felt so bad and I could not sit still. It does not happen with every cup I drink but that one just knocked me off
yes coffee make me crazy, all my negative emotion feels amplify worse, im very anxiety over it, never really want coffee anymore, its weird feeling
It can be good and bad for me. I usually mix decaf and regular so it's maybe half the caffeine of a cup of Joe. I get more confidence and drive to get crap done. (Going to the gym is WAY more productive) I also get restless which can be used to get projects done that I've been putting off. (ADHD I think)
The bad is I'm more aggressive and will tell coworkers or my boss off easier. I don't take any slight well. I'm hyper aware and notice everything. I talk a LOT and my brain flies.
Then when I come off I think I feel worse and more depressed for a bit while my brain gets use to it. I try not to use it straight for more then a week or 2. I think I have ADHD so it's self medicating. If I combine CBD with it I'm smother around the edges but still energized.
Smart dude. I dropped alcohol and only ingest caffeine when I race.
True
in the long term yes but in short term at least for me its a mood booster
That means cycle on and off and you’ll do fine. Maybe consume once a week
Makes sense
AMEN !!!!!
That's the opposite of how I feel when I'm caffeinated. So it's clearly not effecting everyone the same way.
cope
Thank you. I drank coffee after 3 months without and i felt really weird.
Me too
..sems like i m not my self anymore,it changes your behaviour a little bit!
that’s a heavy assertion at the end but I agree
Me to
Me 3
So what should I consume to get a healthy energy? I have kids and I homeschool and don’t have the motivation to workout so i need something to get me through the busy day?
coffe + L-theanine = 👍🏾.
Must be different for other people, I have cyclothimia and it literally pulls me out of hating everyone.. I'm SO much more productive at work.. I have more energy and a positive motivated outlook. I don't think people would drink coffee if everyone had a negative experience
How many years have you been consuming caffeine for? At what dosage and is it daily?
@@bryanspicer90 I don't have it daily and went without it for years because I had a very athletic job and caffeine drinks have a lot of sugar usually, I was watching my weight. I see you on here arguing with everyone instead of listening. Not everyone body reacts the same. Chemical make up in your body is very complicated.
@@tishamolleda6603 where have I argued?
when were you diagnosed with cyclothimia and when did you start injesting caffeine
@@kevinwnek6177 Not correlated... That's not how cyclothymia works. Even so, correlation is not causation.
Facts
Can caffeine make you rage in anger
Yes
I feel like i need caffiene to not be fatigued and sleepy even though it ruins my mood, and makes me angry and irritable. I still feel like i totally need it. Gonna try to kick a 600mg daily habit. Any advice is appreciated.
cut back. not just on the coffee but more so the sugar. and get ready for headaches.
I get really bad fear of having to go to the toilet for about 6 hours after having my regular joe. Somes days Im fine but most days Im a nervous wreck. Then all you can think about is the pain in your stomach, needed to go every 30 minutes and unable to function during the day due to all the fear running around in your brain
Interesting...we are all monkey on caffeine.
I'm having paranoia after this drug.
Not for me. I’m more tolerable friendly, and ina better mood after I consume coffee
Yeah because you’re masking withdrawal symptoms. He’s talking about when you natural mood and energy as a child or teen before you became dependent on a chemical to elevate your mood and productivity everyday , which in turn like any drug causes your dopamine receptor sensitivity to down regulate (tolerance) and needing more and stronger doses of whatever chemical to get any effect as your new baseline to feel
Good is much higher. However everyone’s body os different so you may be too. Or you may just use everything else to
Justify a harmful habit that feels good in the short run with instant gratification as most humans and all animals do.
Right here. He said not for me. So, ok. Other people are different. It's ok. It makes my mood better too.
The caffeine in coffee stimulates colon muscle activity and increases pressure in the anus which increases the urge to take a crap.
Turn the music up, I could almost hear him. 🙄
Or we could say that if you want to know about your mental health, get some caffeine to see what happens and take care of that problem in you.
Thats stupid
BIT MY ENERGY......
There is no place for this music imo. I just want to listen to what our dr. here has to say without the distracting music.
"I think the answer to world peace is to decaffeinate the planet"😂😂😂😂
“ chemical imbalance” 😂. u mean PTSD from childhood
I honestly would agree with what he said until the verse last part. Shaming someone for drinking caffeine i don't feel is the right thing, i believe people with adhd having caffeine can actually help them because that raises the dopamine levels. It could actually be a highly individualised experience.
duck!
Are there any other legal pleasures that you want away from us ths people?
You have free will its just information. Go eat your burger with extra sauce and stfu
Nah, dude, coffee is chill as hell. I've been drinking it since i could walk. It makes me kind, relaxed and friendly. I'm just apathic and sleepy without it.
For some reason, there are many people putting ALL of their problems on caffeine as if it was some devil miraculously responsible for their issues. I think that that is weak-willed and incorrect. Caffeine, as mentioned in the video, only amplifies your thoughts. It doesn't cause anything bad per sé.
Don't be saying things about coffee that aren't true. It is true that some people can get irritable and stuff, but others calm down and relax. We are all different and answer for our own bodies. Peace and love, y'all!❤