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plenty of people say "I can not function without coffee", does not mean they are addicted.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Jan 20 '10, 10:02

weak wills does not equal dependence.

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I realized I was addicted to caffeine and so I weaned myself off it. - ceregon Jan 20, 10:24
addiction is not nessesarily a bad thing we all are - Danedukenuuk Jan 20, 10:08
IMO, most people who say that are in denial. Caffeine is extremely addictive. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:06 1
- so is tobacco but actually it pritty easy to stop - Danedukenuuk Jan 20, 10:09
Have someone who drinks coffee (or caffeine in general) quit cold turkey. They will definitely go through withdrawl. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:06 10
- so they should open a clinic then for it. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:07 9
  - if it has a negative impact on people's lives (generally not), and if it's hard to quit (not so bad), then it would make sense. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:09
  - I don't even drink much caffeine, but when I quit I get a horrible headache to the point of nausea at least for the first day. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:08 7
    - Whenever I've quit caffeine I make sure to do it on a weekend because that first day is usually a lost day because I feel so bad. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:09
    - I agree. But no one seeks help for it. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:09 5
      - Because the negative consequences of caffeine addictions generally aren't nearly as bad as for drinking. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:11 4
        
        as bad as sex? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:11 3
        
        Where's colin when you need him? -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:16
        
        when's the last time coffee got someone pregnant, gave them an STD, or ruined a marriage? -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:12 1
        
        Many cheaters meet for coffee. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:15
physical dependence does not equal "addiction" - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 10:04 2
- addiction is a state of mind. I have an addictive personality (soda, snooze button, knuckle-cracking), so it's a good thing (IMO) that I avoid things - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:08
- hmmmm, interesting. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:07
to be clear, no one is saying it does. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:03 9
- IMO alcoholism is a chemical dependence. -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:05 8
  - Like Dano points out, coffee drinkers do have a chemical dependence, yet you don't consider them addicts. Clearly it's more than just that. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:07 3
    - I think a lot of coffee drinkers are addicts. I am. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:11 2
      - I'm sure you are. I was merely trying to point a flaw in gry's reasoning. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:15 1
        
        from what I have always understood, alcoholism is a combination of physical and mental dependence. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:16
  - it is fine to say "i just think he's full of shit. maybe he isn't, but i strongly suspect he is." that's fine. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:06 3
    - Like Spawn, I strongly suspect he's full of shit and this is a PR move more than a legitimate exercise in betterment. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:10 1
      - *ding* -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 10:10
    - Ok. I strongly suspect he is full of shit. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:08

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