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What do you guys think about coffee?

Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by Connor21, Jul 8, 2017.

Drinking coffee fine?

  1. always (under 3-4 cups a day)

    70.7%
  2. not while your rebooting, resume after 90 days if you still need it

    7.3%
  3. never

    22.0%
  1. Connor21

    Connor21 Fapstronaut

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    I've done a lot of research on coffee and most people say that it's actually pretty healthy in moderation. However, it is a stimulant and gives you a little dopamine hit when you drink it apparently. I guess some people can get addicted to the caffeine too (much less severe than porn addiction). For me, I drink it when I want to get things done and be productive in the morning. I find that if I'm being productive I'm less likely to relapse. What do you guys think? Should all stimulants go or can coffee stay?
     
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  2. sparkywantsnoPMO

    sparkywantsnoPMO NoFap Moderator & Yeoman

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    Can you add a >3-4 cups a day option to the poll?

    I know for a fact coffee makes ships move across the world's oceans.

    Seriously though, in proper moderation, coffee's fine.
     
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  3. akiradavidsong

    akiradavidsong Fapstronaut

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    as long as you don't overdrink, it is probably fine
     
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  4. The_Monk

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    I drink 2 cups of coffee a day..it increases my blood pressure for 30 mins but then i am fine..
     
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  5. Hard gainer

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    Coffee is fine and good. But I advice you to not drink coffee while you are in reboot. Because when we are rebooting we are reprograming our dopomine circuits.(i,e) we are trying to remove all our artificial dopomine high so that our brain will naturally increase the number of dopomine receptor and will make us more sensitive to dopomine. Having any stimulant like coffee and cigarettes will slow down the process. So avoid it for those 90 days.
    After that you can enjoy your coffee or tea. Infact occasional drinking of coffee or tea is healthy.
     
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  6. Caffeine is very unhealthy. It is a poison. Decaffeinated coffee is way better, if the process of removing it is done in a healthy way. I would still personally not drink it though. Because I find the taste absolutely disgusting. For me to ingest coffee I would need to add tons of sugar and probably also a lot of milk to numb the taste of a coffee.
     
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  7. FlatlineFred

    FlatlineFred Fapstronaut

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    Hmmm. Don't know what to think.
     
  8. Nouvel Homme

    Nouvel Homme Fapstronaut

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    I've long toyed with the amount of caffeine I drink - going from a lot of cups of coffee to zero. I think the happiest and sanest routine is one good quality, stove-top coffee made with organic ground coffee early in the morning. Since adopting this routine, I never need a second cup of tea or coffee for the rest of the day.
     
  9. Spidermonky77

    Spidermonky77 Fapstronaut

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    I wouldn't overdo it on the coffee. For me, my friends and family say I have an "addictive personality " so I know about overdoing things. I can have one cup then 5 minutes later I'm at cup 20 but then I feel like crap. One of the main reasons I joined NoFap was to feel better about myself and feel healthier mentally and physically. My experience with caffeine(trust me I have many) is that it can easily be taken too far and can leave me feeling too hyped then sick feeling. My advice would just be to stick to really low doses especially on the days that you know(if you do) that you tend to get more urges. For me it's the weekends, so on weekends I'll lower my caffeine intake a lot. Hope this helps much love and peace <3
     
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  10. I only have it if I'm really tired and I desperately need an energy boost.
     
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  11. Runtilmylegsdropoff

    Runtilmylegsdropoff Fapstronaut

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  12. LEPAGE

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    I've switched to decaff. Seems to keep me more mellow. The diuretic compounds are still in there though.
     
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  13. It depends on the context. Caffeine has plenty of negative effects when overused, but just like anything when used in moderation it's perfectly fine and may even have some benefits.

    I personally avoid caffeine entirely. No coffee, no energy drinks, none of that. I quit all caffeine at the start of 2017 and haven't been happier. Caffeine always had negative effects on me. As an ex addict who used to abuse stimulants, opiates etc, I observed that, of all the strong stimulants I took, nothing had as big a negative effect on my blood pressure as caffeine. Yes, a single cup of coffee sent my blood pressure soaring worse than the likes of cocaine etc - and that's not to say that those other stimulants didn't make my blood pressure shoot up, oh they did.. just caffeine did it even worse.

    So obviously caffeine doesn't agree with me, so I avoid it. Now I think I'm an unusual case here, as I think if it was that way for most people then we'd be seeing a lot more negative interactions with caffeine and a lot more health concerns regarding it. So I'm probably just the odd one out.
     
  14. Connor21

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    Haha i'll have to try that!

    Thanks for all the input guys!
     
  15. BeautyForAshes

    BeautyForAshes Fapstronaut

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    I hear it's best black, and with no sugar. Something about it speeding up your metabolism, therefore aiding in weightloss.

    As related to Nofap, it probably does cause more blood to flow down there. But, don't let that stop you from enjoying that delicious beverage.
     
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  16. Nouvel Homme

    Nouvel Homme Fapstronaut

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    One thing for sure is that wearing yourself out by staying up all night in front of a screen and excessively emptying yourself of your lifeforce will make you turn to caffeine in unhealthy amounts just to get through the next day.
     
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  17. Coffee is love, coffee is life.
     
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  18. Ixthus

    Ixthus Fapstronaut

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    Sounds awesome.
    What is MCT oil?
     
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  19. Ixthus

    Ixthus Fapstronaut

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    I'm in Greece at the moment.
    Café Ellenika (Greek Coffee) is the beast! [Turkish coffee is the same but never order that in Greece if you want to live to tell the tale ;) ]
     
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  20. Just Rose

    Just Rose Distinguished Fapstronaut

    Just when I have tons of homework and must keep awake until late, with milk and chocolate, or vanilla and cinnamon :9 My mom is kind of addict to caffeine (one BIG cup a day, it was 2 or 3 before) but she was into tobacco so it's fine for me xD maybe I should try it more often, I have depressive tendencies :c
     
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