After a serious caffeine high last Wednesday, I decided to do a one week coffee detox. And while it may not seem long to you un-caffeinated addicts out there, one week is quite long for someone who consistently drank one coffee a day for at least 3 solid weeks. Before you yell at me saying ‘Why the actual hell would you do that?! What’s wrong with you?’ – it’s not my fault. I was hella stressed with assessments, and with a 6 hour school day and barely any energy by the end of it, I needed something to help me get my work done.
That something just had to be coffee.
So after one clean(ish) week being coffee free, how do I feel now, you may ask?
Let me just tell you – I have never been so depressed, moody and tired in my life. Okay, that may be a little bit exaggerated, but I have honestly never found it so difficult to do stuff or get through the day without wanting to fall asleep by the end of it. I faced the days head on, only to get easily grumpy or annoyed over small things my friends or family would do. Coffee withdrawals, at it’s finest.
While the week has been very long and very aggravating without my coffee addiction to fuel me, I have noticed that my skin has cleared up quite quickly, since I was getting a lot of pimples and spots. I also noticed that I was able to sleep a lot better, even if I was sleeping quite late – ehem 11pm.
So my overall thoughts on this little experiment? Was it worth it? Would I do it again?
I can honestly say that quitting coffee, even if it was only for one week, was quite terrible on my mental and physical health. Though I did see improvements in terms of my skin and sleep, I don’t think quitting coffee is the way to go, especially since I am so addicted and partake in a lot of activities that I unfortunately do need to be awake for. However, I do think that cutting coffee, or at least limiting myself to having one cup every few days, will be good for me. It’s definitely something I need to keep a close eye on, but I don’t want to limit myself and my abilities by not drinking coffee.