Could Coffee Be The Source of Your Stress & Anxiety!?
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2024
- From an early age we are told that coffee gives us energy and helps us be productive.
But, did you know that it definitely doesn't give us energy and may in fact impair our productivity?
In this episode Patrick breaks down a little bit of the science of how caffeine affects our body and leads us to stress and anxiety.
He also offers the three major ways that coffee affected his life negatively and how he finally quit his addiction to it.
Stress and anxiety are quite often a response to something going on under the surface. And while coffee is very popular, it is in fact a powerful stimulant that acts on our nervous system in ways we might not even be aware of.
There's no need to always feel irritated, upset, or challenged. If you're ready to honestly look at your caffeine intake and see how it might be ruining your quality of life, this episode has the information and the motivation you need to take the step towards quitting. Listen now!
I thought i was anxious and depressed for years, then i quit coffee and all caffeine...and WOW...no more anxiety and depression....NONE...
Immediately or did you first have a period of withdrawal symptoms?
Ive bin drinking coffee for years, i also feel depressed and unhappy most of the time with horrible insomnia..
'hypnotized to believe it's good for us.' I'm well into my 2nd month of none, stopped cola also. Sleep didn't improve yet, and mornings are still tough, but I feel so different for better. You are spot on about the ritual, I travel and would have to coordinate around getting a cup, sucked. I didn't have the major headaches when I quit, so I don't think I was addicted, but the fact that I was relying on a drug was enough of the challenge for me to pursue. My digestion is improved. Coffee does affect urine due to diuretic effect, not just liquid, as people think. It would make me urgent soon, and quite a bit thereafter, my pee is also white not, not dark yellow implying dehydrated. I'm also at zero alcohol, aside from all the hypnosis 'that it's good for us.' My blood pressure dropped nicely, it popped up a little, but I'm still fixing other things.
Eight months without caffeine now i feel great no more anxiety, depression,panic attack and stress. My sleep is very very good and so refreshed early in the morning ❤
Oh dude right caffeine literally fucks u up
Very helpful talk! About the fasting, I quit caffeine cold turkey 5 weeks ago and what I experience is that fasting is a lot easier now, because caffeine interferes with your bloodsugar levels. So actually fasting with caffeine is not fasting. Also I had the same anxiety, having to do new tasks and meeting new people was terrifying, this is all gone now. Wish I knew this earlier!
God this is the devils drug. My mind allways finds a excuse to drink it and then i go overboard and feel like shit.
Yes your right it is the devil's drug every day I wake up that is the first thing I think of is were I am going to go and get my coffee not a good way to live
@@user-sz3mr7xb7oas if it burns your nervous system so you are unhappy without it
@@user-sz3mr7xb7o It's not just the caffeine it's the 2 opiates in it. I have a sneaking suspicion that it's the calming soothing opiates that people are hooked on not just the caffeine
Same thing for me. I'll quit. Then find an excuse to drink "a little" which snowballs into 10 cups a day + pre workout drinks.
@@a.k.5901 yeah bro im on and off constantly this drug has really fked me. But i am still unable to quit. I feel tons better off but i still keep drinking it. It makes a reallly boring life a tiny bit more interesting because im high on adrenaline all day not worrying about anything or thinking or reflecting.
Read caffeine blues too ! It shows that it can take 2-3 weeks for stress hormones to return to normal after quitting too
Explains why I gave up after 4 days.Lol that's not even close to giving enough time.
@@2023NCIS oh dude 90 days and then re evaluate
@@iamthefiremanjjWell I guess I need more patience and self-discipline.
I'm day 5 no coffee. Thanks for this video, one of the best quit coffee videos ive seen.
Great calming voice! Love this channel ❤️ thank you
A Cup of stress. Great shit. What you talk about here is spot on. I have just recently been able to quit and what a difference. Im actually starting to wonder if half of the issues we have today is from the entire world being on a drug that causes stress and high anxiety. We are hooked as a society and i dont think we know how bad it is for us. Also coffee dehydrates you obviously. But most people dont know that if your dehydrated it can affect brain function as well, with can affect your mood.
Spot on . I def had the same exact line of thinking as you
thank you so much , some people have more sensitivity than other , i think i am one of those people . i will take action and stop it , hope i can reach more fulfilling life
I quit 7 days ago. Great experience. Enjoy your calm full confident patient benevolent relaxed future self. You will notice how your true personality is. Getting tired is not a crime. Feeling tired is good your body can slow down and relax and recharge everywhere. In the bus on the sofa where ever you are sitting on a bench in a park. If you skip coffee then you can feel calm and relaxed everywhere
This topic is under-discussed and needs to be talked about some more. I recently discovered what was causing my stress and anxiety and always feeling extremely frustrated by any little thing that won't go my way. I used to drink a Venti size Pike Coffee in the morning and sometimes I would switch it up to a Trenta Cold Brew, unknowingly making my anxiety worse and triggering the fight-or-flight response, leading to increased heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol levels. If you are feeling overly anxious or stressed, consider quitting coffee do it for yourself and your loved ones around you because they suffer too.
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So true! Thanks for laying this out. I’ve just given up and feel great for it.
11:30 good point. Great video. Some new things i havent heard which is rare!
Glad to hear it, thanks for watching!
Excellent video bro, it’s so true
Caffeine is the hardest drug I’ve ever had to quit. Alcohol is so much easier. The problem I have is that I quit caffeine, then get offered it daily at work for free. Then I slip back into my old ways of drinking coffee and then Pepsi max all day. I will try again soon but it’s ridiculously difficult…
I was like you. Stress , anxiety all of it! It´s freedom getting out from this jail quitting coffee! Never again! I am all carnivore with about 16 h fasting. Feel great! Coffee made me have inflammations.
Carnivore also plays a large role in counteracting inflammations.
Your channels deserves way more views and subscribes
Wow I had all exact symptoms you mentioned!
Here is my story: I’ve tried to quit many many times and failed after I realized what damage to my nervous system coffee brings. So I threw away all bags of beans and replaced with: black tea, matcha and oolong tea. They all contain much less caffeine (50% less or more) but all of them have an aminoacid called L-theanine. So basically this is calming down your mind, you get a mild boost and on top of that brings you antioxidants.
Im drinking these beverages for 3 months and I have better sleep, Im calmer, less agitated, more focused, I dont have racing thoughts anymore, and I feel like things are under control.
With coffee it was the complete opposite I was always angry, anxious, racing thoughts, my sleep was more shalow, I was always in fight or flight mood, and had occasional panic attacks
Try it, you will thank me ❤️
U still using the drug. Nothing to thank u for.
Currently reduced to one cappucino before noon. It shows huge improvements and my life is changed for better by a margin. I will see if there is need to get rid of that one cappucino as well. Coming of from 5-7 black coffees a day this feels like a blessing.
he man good video did you cut back slowly over couple of weeks or did you quit cold turkey?
Thanks for watching. I cut back over a couple of months by gradually adding more and more decaf to the mix
As someone who has started carnivore woe, coffee which is generally allowed by many carnivores, is the last plant substance I've liberated myself from. Striving not to be domesticated by plants. 😂
Me too, I quit for almost 2 months last time but still had early wake insomnia induced by the caffeine withdrawal
@glycincheck7127 holy shit! Thanks for this comment. I've been off of caffeine for about a week now and have been waking up about halfway through my sleep period. It's been concerning, and I didn't know that it was a symptom of caffeine withdrawal.
Well, I had been drinking way too much coffee for a long time. I could finish a pot in a day and supplement with the pre-made cold brewed coffee, which is stronger than how I brew it. I'd drink so much caffeine I'd just feel bad, angry and aggressive all the fucking time. For a couple months now I've cut back to only swiss decaf, so I'll put a couple tablespoons into the pot. The coffee comes out brown, not black, so it's watered down decaf. I usually mix it now with fresh ginger, honey and another non-caffeinated tea like ashwaganda or tulsi or even tumeric, so it's a mildly coffee flavored herbal ginger tea. I have enjoyed this more than getting amped on caffeine. My tolerance has gone down so much that I can STILL feel the caffeine though in my system and I don't even like that small amount, but it's not enough to get my adrenals overclocked.
You can get ashwaganda tea?
@@girohead yep, my local grocery stores carry it.
Good vid bro. Im on cold turkey cuz im a masochist who uses this torment as a liberating lash. 😂 worst headache wad over in about 40hours.
I had all of the above plus I found out that my body was creating high amounts of antibodies for coffee essentially meaning I am allergic to coffee.
Awesome, Video, thank you for sharing, it is truly, Addictive and not, our friend, sincerely, Diana Lipski, I know I should, Quit, even when I say to myself the Excuse I only drink one Cup, actually, it is 2 cups in a 16 ounce, have a Wonderful, Saturday 👍
I wake every hour or so .Im second day in and so tired in the afternoon
So did cutting out coffee drastically cut down your bathroom trips ? I feel like I’m suffering from exactly what you described for urination .
I did it again used it for two days and now I feel ao bad coming down so anxious and feeling so gross it's awful I didn't realize how much my mood would swing because of thisv
Limit your coffee to one cup a day - and don't have your own coffee machine at home that's for sure. And then eventually replace it with a black tea. That will make it easy to get rid of.
When I decided that I would drink only one cup of coffee a day, I didn't procrastinate anymore
1/2 a cup a few days a week still addicted
just commit, you'll break the ritual and then lose the rote memory, and finally the taste. I loved coffee and I can still justify it, but I just abstain. I do cheat with a decaf once in a while (twice since quitting over 6 weeks ago).
I am going through caffeine withdrawal now
I have always told myself I could have a lot worse vices. To me a nice flat white is a comfort thing. I could've been an alcoholic or a drug addict or had a junk food addiction, which are far worse. To me coffee intake is benign in comparison.
I don’t disagree! I just found that too much caffeine was wreaking havoc on my nerves and mental health at times.
I still enjoy a cup of it here and there. The idea of this show is really to examine and understand why we do what we do, and not necessarily to feel guilt or rush to change.
You don’t need to be a drug addict or junk food addict. You can just not drink it and have a normal boring life. Boeing is good.
@@claireh.7605 Embrace boredom, I've never thought of it that way
@@glennrobinson7193 yes, BORING IS GOOD. I have an extra several grand in my bank account from not being a wild man going to three coffee shops a day!
@@glennrobinson7193 I’m about to break down and get a coffee though
'I don't like the road I was on, pissing my pants every morning' HAHA I hear you bro
How long did it take for the anxiety to subside I feel like garbage physically drinking this stuff
I recall that it was pretty much instant relief of anxiety once I got below 1 cup/day. But remember I weaned off the stuff over 2 months.
It’s different for everyone but if you “feel like garbage” that’s a sign to look deeply at your habits for sure.
@@BuildaBetterLife yah I feel so much better off of it to be honest way more like relaxed and present if that makes sense I feel here
@@iamthefiremanjj Absolutely makes sense. When you realize that too much caffeine can cause your nervous system to go into "fight or flight mode," a lot of things start to add up
im off the shit now it was stressing me out and making life shitty
Glad you realized this, thanks for watching
Congrats
Can it cause anger?
Big time I would be so irrationally angry and irritated . Kind of like everything was in my way and like it was happening to me on purpose .
Oh yah big time
Anyone else cleaning their screen?
Never quit coffee, it gives you energy, if you feel you have too much energy after a cup, go to the zoo and run with a kangaroo. If you do quit coffee at least start drinking a fifth of vodka a day it will make you feel mellow when the bottle is empty. I still drink coffee and an hour later my arms are flying around like a boxer for 5 hours I must be burning calories like a running gazelle and my urine is a bright yellow so i can write love letters in the snow. Good luck!
are u still off the caffeine? what benefits are u seeing?
yo- after a year basically no caffeine, I have brought back 1/2 cup of coffee a few days a week in the morning. Still nowhere near where I was. The benefits of less stress and better energy haven't been affected by this amount.
thats great.@@BuildaBetterLife
@@OGAesthetics Where are you at with it these days?
@@OGAestheticshey again ! We always watch the same videos
yeah i got issues@@iamthefiremanjj
OMG what an amazing video. Yes, that little bit of edge I can't figure out. I have been carnivore for 9 months. Eat only meat and eggs. I have given up EVERYTHING. Sugar,
grains, vegetables, fruits, seed oils and on and on. I'm a recovering alcoholic. 5 1/2 years sober. Of course the mentality is, I've given up everything, I can have coffee. I read
all the carnivore success stories and I'm thinking what is it? I'm not totally there yet. I had to laugh at your hotel story. I too, would be in a panic if there was no coffee maker
in the room. My daughter lives in Costa Rica. What amazing coffee that is!! Espresso was amazing. The barista didn't open until 7 am. Panic mode. I bought a travel
coffee pot and brought coffee grounds. Maybe a little addicted? My addiction spans over many years. I am ready to quit. I am 5 days of weaning off coffee. I am
cutting it with chicory. It tastes pretty awful but it has coffee in it! I really appreciate your candid video. Wish me luck!!!
It’s just hot bean water.
Are you currently having decaf?
To be honest, I have added a small amount of regular coffee back into my life. I have found I can manage any stress better after taking a year off. People may call me a hypocritical here... maybe I will do a follow up episode on this. Life for me has phases of using and not using things.
@@BuildaBetterLife I gotcha. It’s not phases of using and not using. It’s addiction. No offense but it’s not surprising you added “some” of the drug back. That’s how it works. I did it in the past too before quitting for good. Caffeine is caffeine in any amount. Dose does not make the poison. Don’t let anyone fool you and don’t fool yourself. I won’t go into too much detail but… it’s a drug.
A psychoactive neurotoxic drug and a lot of people make UA-cam videos not knowing that and just how bad caffeine is. I see it everyday with what I do. Like any other drug you feel “good” because you’re still getting high. I may sound over the top but no more than those people who found out early what cigarettes were doing to people.
@@MjBjDi Yeah I don't disagree, appreciate the frankness
@@BuildaBetterLife no worries
@@MjBjDi "It’s not phases of using and not using". Haha, the things we can tell ourselves eh.
Not sure why you're censoring so much when I'm agreeing with you, but also adding a balanced and necessary perspective. There are pros and cons. If you can't handle such a benign conclusion, turn comments off. But you'll get better responses and have far more reach (aka views, earning potential) if you allow natural discourse to happen. That is what social media is about, no? Or are you not interested in other viewpoints, education, or anything other than your own unmovable convictions? I'll keep posting the comment, there's no reason you should be so fearful of it, and it'd look better if you'd just left the original, benign comment, where I offered additional facts to promote discussion and foster an educational environment, rather than one where I point out that you're relying on censorship and flagging comments that break no rules in hopes that youtube will remove it and/or ban a user for you, for no reason other than your own pride and ego. Now as I was saying:
Hey there, I haven't personally censored any comments here. Happy to discuss with you anytime!
I did see your original comment but it does seem to have disappeared
@@BuildaBetterLifehey do you have that interview anywhere with your friend talking about the sub conscious etc ? Would love to watch it
I appreciate your content but you could have left out the porn comment. I know you were trying to make a point but I finally got my wife to watch it and she was taken aback somewhat. Keep up the good work.
Appreciate the feedback. I will try to give content warnings in the future. Thanks for watching!
I think the comment was a very good comparison to show and describe human beings. There are terrible things out there in the world. Let's not pretend and sugar coat.
3.5 weeks on from a head throbbing cold turkey I am just beginning to understand how much caffeine had a grip on me.
Improving sleep and dreams for the first time in many years. 85% of the head fog lifted. Anxiety and fight or flight at the slightest hint of stress. Peeing day and night. These things and many more means cutting out caffeine is more than hype... it really is a life changer.
I agree and thanks for watching. I went 10 months off and 4 months on, and have decided to cut it out again. We'll see what results.
@@BuildaBetterLife why did you start again after making THAT (awesome) video? i dont get it. Im only 1 week off and i will never go back. Caffeine made me into a stressed out, unable to live and function, low energy, weak ass mess being stressed out to the burnout by simply socialising, making me crash so bad at afternoon i could barely stay awake and often took naps that messed with my sleep even worse to nights where i slept 2h and lied there awake frustrated for 6 more. Fuck that shit.
@@xKillYourTVx good question. The laxative effect probably. Let me know if you stay off for a year. good luck and thanks for watching!
what even is the point of drinking this bean juice? there absolutely no benefits, at all
Are people even too fragile for coffee these days? Boomers where driving when they were drunk and now people can't even handle caffeine and flashing lights?
@@Ventryx And no one remembers the ones who did. Instead we remember Lemmy. I guess living a stress free life just doesn't get you anywhere in life. But it's convenient. Honestly, working in IT in Europe is pretty chill. But being squeamish when it comes to coffee would be a big problem in that business 😁
@@Ventryx That was meant as a joke but you could say the coffee break is similar to the smoking break or going to karaoke in Japan
@@ltxr9973 joke understood, especially in regards to the fragile new generations, but I see it more as continuous improvement/fine tuning - allowable with social interacting on the net. People used to only listen to commercials, and fads and what they were told, never hearing of the opposite view.
I would bet that their coffees were a fraction of the strength of our day's coffees. Also we have energy drinks caffeine pills, pre-work out pills, INSTANT coffee and caffeine. They had to spend more time to obtain their coffee.
"Boomers where driving when they were drunk" yeah and because of the senseless deaths, once the tech became available to bust people, laws were passed preventing it. I'm not sure what your point is there? :)
Coffe its not for everybody some people can be affected by caffeine make increase anxiety but some people not being affected at all , we are different
Coffe also make people skin older