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Two weeks ago I, along with the rest of the family, was laid low by a thorough stomach flu. I couldn't keep down my coffee, so I went (or rather slept) without, and subsequently got a withdrawal headache on top of already not feeling very well. Now as is my habit, immediately vowed everlasting enmity to the traitor, coffee.
Problem is, now that I'm back at work, I find myself not quite over it. It was easy at home, where nobody aside from me partook! Everyone's drinking coffee at the office. All the time. Breaks are spend on a hajj to the cafeteria. Lunches in the office are concluded with communal coffee consumption. Everything smells of coffee, I now realize. The coffee is free, dammit! Gratis!
Please give me reasons to stick to my crusade against the cursed bean. Lend me moral support. God knows I need it in this darkest of hours.
Have you tried decaff? You can get some that are quite nice.
I'm philosophically opposed to things-that-aren't-what-they-seem. Decaf, de-alcohol beer, vegan replacement foodstuffs.
Also, I suspect that constantly drinking coffee-that-isn't-coffee would just weaken my resolve. Am I even sticking to it in the first place if I drink decaf? I think not!
I'm going to second tea. It's hot, and in a mug, but you can drink more for the same amount of caffeine.
I'm not looking for a replacement. Well, other than water anyways.
Also, the gratis coffee machine doesn't dispense tea. Only hot water. I'd have to bring my own tea bags! What a hassle!
Here's my pep talk one man to another: Just fucking stop drinking it. You're a German for heaven's sakes, since when is your willpower weak? Job done. Onward
Yeah. And as said, on my own that would've been it. But you know us Germans' one great weakness? Peer pressure. Or rather, our strong sense for communal, prosocial behavior and cultural conformity. Refusing to drink coffee in the office is strictly over my eccentricity budget. You can't imagine the looks I get for it.
I sympathize. Just trying what often works. Best of luck.
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