Snao Cone Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Sometimes coffee still gives me that warm fuzzy feeling of love, but in general it mostly just helps me function on a very basic level. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niera Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 9 hours ago, Autumn Season said: I was recommended to drink morning coffee by my doctor. This just shows that she didn't understand my body at all. (Morning coffee = Suffering and bathroom visits.) Yes, I know that if one day I get constipated for whatever reason (thing that my IBS doesn't allow normally) then coffee would be the best solution. In my case all things I suffer from at this age (32) are emotional things, a reflection from my way to handle conflictive emotions. Some people take the energy of stress or any emotion to others, some like me, keep that energy inside so digestive issues are common. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I have to drink about a pot of coffee to get that buzzy status. I save it for important things, like all night binges of American Horror Story or when I actually want to be able to see the grass grow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Coffee doesn't really keep me focused, per se. It just makes me feel somewhat more engaged with life, 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 @Snao ÇoñéThen you aren't doing it right!😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Invisible Pumpkin Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Coffee makes happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn Season Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Oh, and coffee makes me fall asleep faster. Which is good, I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LVG Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Too much caffeine makes me jittery and upsets my stomach. So when I do get the occasional latte at [insert whatever coffee shop], I have to get decaf. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sparklingstars Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I've never learned to like the taste of coffee, even with lots of sugar and milk added. My beverage of choice is tea - give me a good Earl Gray or darjeeling tea any day of the week! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Invisible Pumpkin Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 For the coffee and nap lovers!! You can't go wrong with this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sage Raven Domino Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 @Iam-me Alas I'm incapable of taking short naps - I'm too anxious (partly because of the coffee) to fall asleep. I sometimes take naps of unlimited length when coffee makes me sleepy, though. They usually last for a couple of hours. _____________________________________ What do the people here think about substituting coffee with a chocolate drink? Is it a better or worse way to get caffeine into the body? I suspect that the caffeine + L-theanine stack of pills might be a better way of caffeine supply than any usual drink, though. It takes several cups of tea or coffee to get a significant dose of caffeine; that requires too much water, to my taste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I get too comfortable napping, so I stay longer than 15 minutes, at which point it makes me feel more tired. Lately I've been feeling like napping all the time. Yet I can't fall asleep until after 1 in the morning. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Invisible Pumpkin Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 40 minutes ago, Snao Çoñé said: I get too comfortable napping, so I stay longer than 15 minutes, at which point it makes me feel more tired. Lately I've been feeling like napping all the time. Yet I can't fall asleep until after 1 in the morning. I feel you. I don't know what is going on with me but I've sleeping so much, so many hours lately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Invisible Pumpkin Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I just discovered another bug about liking while using my phone . If like two post, the first like is gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn Season Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Didn't happen to me after liking your two posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Invisible Pumpkin Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Just now, Autumn Season said: Didn't happen to me after liking your two posts. I don't know why, I having some issues with the update, although I think it's a cool one and I appreciate the hard work Aven Staff is putting on the site. I'm not complaining, just in case. Actually I just realized that both of the likes faded and now that I read your comment had to like back again the previous posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elftober Country Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 5 hours ago, Snao Çoñé said: I get too comfortable napping, so I stay longer than 15 minutes, at which point it makes me feel more tired. Lately I've been feeling like napping all the time. Yet I can't fall asleep until after 1 in the morning. I love a good nap, especially on Sunday afternoons. I have the same problem though, I fall into 'full-on' sleep mode and struggle to get up 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn Season Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I realized that I just might be a bit strange. Things which help me fall asleep: Coffee and sunlight. What's up with this programming, body? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Invisible Pumpkin Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Well, at least you know how to put your body to sleep. Sometimes I'm on in a "don't sleep mode" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miauw Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 13 minutes ago, Autumn Season said: I realized that I just might be a bit strange. Things which help me fall asleep: Coffee and sunlight. What's up with this programming, body? One of the best things to put me to sleep - sunrise. Sadly incompatible with anything even remotely resembling normal working hours. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn Season Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Just now, miau said: One of the best things to put me to sleep - sunrise. Sadly incompatible with anything even remotely resembling normal working hours. I agree on both points. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grbt98 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 6 minutes ago, Autumn Season said: I realized that I just might be a bit strange. Things which help me fall asleep: Coffee and sunlight. What's up with this programming, body? I read somewhere recently that caffeine and other stimulants have a calming effect on people with attention difficulties and high energy, like ADHD and the like. I didn't realize until then that the prescriptions for such were stimulants. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Deus Ex Infinity Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 1 minute ago, grayRabbit said: I read somewhere recently that caffeine and other stimulants have a calming effect on people with attention difficulties and high energy, like ADHD and the like. I didn't realize until then that the prescriptions for such were stimulants. Really? That's kinda interesting but funny cuz' I'd only get energized from using coffeine & co. But I'm not suffering from ADHD or something either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn Season Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 30 minutes ago, grayRabbit said: I read somewhere recently that caffeine and other stimulants have a calming effect on people with attention difficulties and high energy, like ADHD and the like. I didn't realize until then that the prescriptions for such were stimulants. This might also explain, why hard rock can calm me down and calm music can piss me off sometimes. I'm not sure how I fit in though. I don't have... energy or adhd. Maybe attention difficulty. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grbt98 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 22 minutes ago, Autumn Season said: This might also explain, why hard rock can calm me down and calm music can piss me off sometimes. I'm not sure how I fit in though. I don't have... energy or adhd. Maybe attention difficulty. Coffee doesn't make me sleepy [though sunlight can be very relaxing] but your statements above fit me very well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 at the right time of day (lunch) coffee can knock me out, but after about 1600, I'll have Une nuit blanche 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Invisible Pumpkin Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 2 hours ago, grayRabbit said: I read somewhere recently that caffeine and other stimulants have a calming effect on people with attention difficulties and high energy, like ADHD and the like. I didn't realize until then that the prescriptions for such were stimulants. Interesting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IntellectualAsexual Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I just read "the last illusion" by Porochista Khakpour. It was on a list of asexual books. It is about this boy who was raised as a bird by his mother in Persia (Iran), and then his sister finds out and calls the police. He is adopted by an american who was married to a persian woman, who has a fascination with feral children. He raises him as his son, and is surprised when he goes further than expected. It mentions him as being asexual or near asexual several times in the book. He does eventually have sex though and relationships (more than one), but he doesn't distinguish between gender and at 22 never kissed before, and viewed it as a chore in the beginning. It has the beginning of the millennia and then the bombing of the World Trade Center in it. Was hard to find a book about asexuals at my local library. But it was alright. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stark Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Hello! I am a newbie! Its adorable, I know! I was looking on here for folks around my chronological age, so this topic works out well. I am also quite new to forums. I've mainly only used facebook, tumblr, and old school AOL [I feel like a dinosaur typing that]. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Welcome @Stark! You came to a good place. We chat about all sorts of things here. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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