• sparkle@lemm.ee
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        4 months ago

        Caffeine gives me FAR worse withdrawal symptoms than my prescription Adderall. Caffeine also just really fucks me up in general, I think I have a caffeine sensitivity or something or maybe it’s just the GAD I have. The worst part is I really like caffeinated drinks and I convince myself “the caffeine won’t be bad” and chug a monster or coffee or something, then I feel extremely high stress like I’m on the verge of a stroke for the next few hours lol

        Also caffeine destroys my sleep more than my brain alone already does

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          4 months ago

          Couldn’t agree more. Caffeine—and stimulants in general—give me bad anxiety. Same symptoms as you.

          Don’t actually use coke and Adderall to stay awake, kids; I was just being sarcastic.

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    5 months ago

    it’s interesting seeing a bunch of anxious people go exacerbate anxiety with caffeine. so many fuckin annoying encounters

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      The amount of people addicted to caffeine who don’t even know it is crazy high.

      The costs of withdrawing for some are higher than others, so for these people quitting isn’t just a day or two of headaches, and possibly their life doesn’t afford them the luxury of going through the pain and low productivity

      Many factors play into it rather than just low self control, in case you’re wondering why you got down voted.

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      For the ADHD crowd this is often literally how it works.

      No stimulants? My restless leg will shake this whole building down. With stimulants? I can sit there at my desk, happy as a clam.

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    5 months ago

    2 hours? That sounds marvelous! Right now I get all caffeinated and then tether myself to a headset for 8 hours lol

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      5 months ago

      That’s why I made my work buy me a wireless headset.

      That way when I’m locked in a 5 hour call for something I have no input on or care about I can at least get up and make myself a few cups of coffee

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        They won’t give us wireless ones unless there’s some kind of medical exception… The managers get them but we don’t. I would buy my own but every time I try to use any of my own equipment IT freaks the fuck out about it

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          We learned the magic words at my company.

          Health and safety

          Say that and they back down.

          My work take h&s super serious. He’ll just today the upper management held a 90 min meeting right across lunch time that included a segment on how important it is that you get away from your PC during lunch.

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        Do you ever have to note or recall information afterwards? Because for me it wouldn’t be the sitting in a call for 5 hours part that would be the problem, it would be someone asking me to tell them anything that happened in it that would be the problem. I couldn’t even tell you who was in it

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          I have trigger words that snap my attention into the call. I support the infrastructure for a cloud app. Most calls are on the app layer so I couldn’t care less. It’s only when the infrastructure gets mentioned I need to listen.

          Yes I do take notes

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        5 months ago

        What headset are you using? I’ve got a big ass nose cancelling headset I use on my personal computer, but it’s a bit much for work - especially since I have to be on camera occasionally.

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          Random Microsoft ones the work gave me. They are surprisingly small and comfortable

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        At that point I unplug my headphones and let the speakers do it so I can wander the room and not be literally tied down.

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    5 months ago

    Sounds like a plan. Jacking up your heart rate and increasing your blood pressure aren’t great things to do before you start rigorous activities.

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    Honestly for the best. Without my trifecta of amph+caffeine+nicotine (vape ofc smoking is eww and unhealthy) I don’t think I’d bother getting out of bed but that’s just an ADHD moment.