Cannot let go of coffee!

ItsOkayThisIsGood · Post by **ItsOkayThisIsGood** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:46 am

Having severe anxiety & OCD, I know caffeine is just about the WORST thing to have, but I cannot and don't want to stop!

My Starbucks lattes and snacks are the only thing getting me through life! It's my comfort, the one vice I need to have.

Does anyone else feel like this is something they just cannot and will not give up? Coffee, sweets, junk food?

I know it's all bad for me, but I guess it fills a void in me. I don't do anything severely bad like alcohol or drugs - so I've got to have something!!!

I'm only on Day 2 by the way of this program. I bought it a year ago but wasn't ready to do it till now.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:25 am

I to am having a horrible time giving up sweet stuff and now that it's summer i have been addicted to iced coffee and sweet tea. I do decaf coffee but the tea is caffeinated and has lots of sugar and I have been craving sweet foods like crazy. I did the program about 3 years ago and was doing really well and now I am falling back into my old ways and can't and probably don't want to give it up. This stuff even causes me to get palpitations some days that doesn't even make me stop so I am not sure if I will this time?

bna · Post by **bna** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:38 am

hi cosmogirl, I am reading your post sitting here with my latte and scone, lol. I even want to get a part-time job at Starbucks because I need the money.

I suppose the need for these things will start to decrease as we work our programs more.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:02 am

Hi all,

I used to love my two cups of coffee in the morning, and then my sweat snack in the afternoon. But, it was exactly how Ken on the tapes said it would be, i stopped and got in touch with how it all made me feel. I decided that i didn't like the way it made me feel, and that made it easier for me to stop. Remember, 30% of your anxiety is your diet!!!!

Bill

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:51 am

i gave up coldl turkey abo 3 weeks ago. Sipping decaf green tea in the am instead. I dont miss it!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:01 pm

I'm glad you guys were able to kick it - I'm not that far into the program yet, only on Week 1. Thanks for giving me hope though that it can be done!

I use Starbucks and all manner of sweets and junk food to help me cope with my bad feelings and life in general. It has become quite a crutch yet again. I'm pretty confident though that once I get the tools to deal with this I will be able to let go of it at some point too, just not now. I'm going easy on myself and will be patient until I can get there.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:31 pm

Hi there It'sokay.
I HAD to quit drinking coffee because my anxiety kicked in my acid reflux again and coffee is like pouring gasoline on a fire. SO thankfully I found a decaf I could enjoy. It's Burger King decaf. I add Splenda to it and creamer and I don't feel like Iam missing anything. I was a white chocolate Mocha latte
Starbucks girl ..hardcore. I miss that and my blueberry scone to go with it. I replaced it with the BK decaf and yogurt. I know not nearly as glamorous and decadent but Man oh man does my stomach and IBS thank me!! I took it slow though. It took me a couple weeks to realize thats what was making me so ill.Diet Coke and Tea also messed up the acid reflux so no more caffeine.Or only in tiny bits here and there when I know I am not going anywhere,like laundry day.
Best of luck with the java syndrome. I feel ya, it's a hard one but for sure it's a CAN DO kick
it goodbye.
Take Care

Jill~

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:52 am

You guys are much strong than I am.I just enjoy sweets waaaaay too much. I feel like I am punishing myself every time I deny myself sweets or something that I really enjoy eating. When I feel really good I want to eat foods that make me happy. It's not that the food makes me happy it's more like a reward to me for whatever. If I have the choice to eat a say something sugar free or something that has sugar I am eating the sugar cause it tastes much better. I hate the artificial sweeteners they make me gag and a lot of them will give me the runs so I stick the regular old sugar.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:07 am

yeah cosmo, i hear you. I won't eat the Splenda or other artificial sweeteners because they are dangerous (known to damage your brain). Sugar may not be good for you, but at least it's not artificial. Though I do use CoffeeMate vanilla creamer which has artificial flavor in it, not much better, lol.

For me, I was raised by a family with an extreme health food addiction. It messed me up bad, because now I jump from total health food to total junk food. I believe in the raw food diet, but it's not practical for me because of this. I always end up feeling deprived and need my sweets. I still have not found a balance with this, and hoping this program will help with that too.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:33 pm

I have a hard time balancing sometimes too. I go through phases with food and with my job it is hard to eat on a schedule so I end up eating what is quick and conveinent which ends up not usually being to healthy. I am also traveling some for my job so I need to eat out on those times and don't always have the best options for food choices which makes it hard to, but a lot of it comes down to just liking what I like and I don't want to sacrifice taste for health even when health anxiety is another one of my issues. I so messed up lol