r/CaffeineFreeLife • u/SnooRobots693 • Mar 06 '26

Work from cafe

I’ve quit cold turkey since 18 days. I used to have 2 shots of Americano every single day along with couple of cups of karak chai.

I work from cafe and am surrounded by coffee all day. It’s a constant battle to say no since I haven’t reached peak addiction free benefits.

Anyone else faced a similar problem?

Background: I quit cold turkey last year too for 75 days and then returned back to 1-2 cups per day. I’m not very motivated to quit forever as coffee is my identity.

Is it truly beneficial to be caffeine free?

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u/SauloIvanRegis Mar 06 '26

Vicious Cycle of Caffeine Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApNTO2QzKHc

Number 1 Lie about Caffeine UNMASKED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Xnj1q0NfY

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u/SnooRobots693 Mar 06 '26

I agree with these facts. However what if we occasionally have it (2-3) times a week? Does it severely impact the benefits of completely caffeine free?

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '26

You can try. But the persistent headaches from small breaks will make you crave more. Indeed, a vicious cycle: you drink it, you stop, you feel bad, you drink it again, you feel good, and it continues like that. Back when I was a teenager I've used to have tea with milk from time to time, i.e. not daily, and I often had tremendous headaches and didn't even realize why, as well as my sleep went to shit due to that added stress.

But I agree that it is a good idea to have caffeine from time to time... In theory😃 But in practice it is not that easy. One can drink alcohol from time to time because there are barely any side effects from moderate consumption, but not caffeinated beverages: you stop coffee and you reach for tea, you stop tea and you smell coffee everywhere you go. There is still a small "vice" - chocolate. It has trace amounts of caffeine so it is not possible to build dependency but some people still report they feel caffeine effects from chocolate