You're definitely not alone, my mother is the same way. She also despises alcohol in all forms. While she is religious, her faith places no specific restrictions on her diet except perhaps moderation. Though if she told me God had once spoke to her in a dream and commanded her to only drink Diet Dr. Pepper, I wouldn't be that surprised.
Well, anyone with some degree of ADD/ADHD gets the exact opposite effect out of it. It chills the rapid fire context switching in the brain down some and lets you focus better. Dunno about normies.
For a normal like myself (if I may call myself that--I mean there is not any medical diagnosis to explain my behavior as of yet), it depends on the volume consumed during a period of time in relation to tolerance. For me, in a 6-8 hour period, 250ml is just enough to motivated me to change out of my pajamas. 500ml will allow me to tolerate my coworkers and anyone chipper before noon. Somewhere between 750ml and a liter I start to get the jitters and lose focus. And above 1.5L I become nauseous. The same effects happen if I consumed too rapidly, jitters then nauseous. If I was worried before excessive the 0.75L mark then it may cause anxiety in an non obstructive way.
It never occurred to me before, but I'm at the hyper-focused end of the autistic spectrum and caffeine calms that just enough that I can switch between tasks without a huge effort. It comes in handy both when I'm starting to work at my desk at the beginning of my day, and when I'm settling down to relax in the evening.
It doesn't cause most people anxiety, just gives them extra energy/alertness. (That is, aside from many ADD/ADHD & some autistic folk; it relaxes us instead.)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 15 2020, @01:43PM
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by Anonymous Coward
on Tuesday September 15 2020, @01:43PM (#1051254)
It doesn't cause me actual anxiety, just the feeling of it - jittery, heart pumping, very awake. I find it to be very unpleasant unless I've pulled an all-nighter or two.
(Score: 2) by DECbot on Monday September 14 2020, @03:00PM (8 children)
You're definitely not alone, my mother is the same way. She also despises alcohol in all forms. While she is religious, her faith places no specific restrictions on her diet except perhaps moderation. Though if she told me God had once spoke to her in a dream and commanded her to only drink Diet Dr. Pepper, I wouldn't be that surprised.
cats~$ sudo chown -R us /home/base
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 14 2020, @07:04PM (7 children)
I don't drink tea or coffee unless I'm in need of energy, because I don't like caffeine. I don't really get why people enjoy the feeling of anxiety?
(Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 14 2020, @11:15PM (3 children)
Well, anyone with some degree of ADD/ADHD gets the exact opposite effect out of it. It chills the rapid fire context switching in the brain down some and lets you focus better. Dunno about normies.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DECbot on Tuesday September 15 2020, @12:05AM
For a normal like myself (if I may call myself that--I mean there is not any medical diagnosis to explain my behavior as of yet), it depends on the volume consumed during a period of time in relation to tolerance. For me, in a 6-8 hour period, 250ml is just enough to motivated me to change out of my pajamas. 500ml will allow me to tolerate my coworkers and anyone chipper before noon. Somewhere between 750ml and a liter I start to get the jitters and lose focus. And above 1.5L I become nauseous. The same effects happen if I consumed too rapidly, jitters then nauseous. If I was worried before excessive the 0.75L mark then it may cause anxiety in an non obstructive way.
cats~$ sudo chown -R us /home/base
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Magic Oddball on Tuesday September 15 2020, @03:43AM
It never occurred to me before, but I'm at the hyper-focused end of the autistic spectrum and caffeine calms that just enough that I can switch between tasks without a huge effort. It comes in handy both when I'm starting to work at my desk at the beginning of my day, and when I'm settling down to relax in the evening.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday September 15 2020, @07:43PM
Hey, now i know why i can drink 3 Monster drinks and feel no effect: no shakes and can actually fall asleep if i need to.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Magic Oddball on Tuesday September 15 2020, @03:35AM (2 children)
It doesn't cause most people anxiety, just gives them extra energy/alertness. (That is, aside from many ADD/ADHD & some autistic folk; it relaxes us instead.)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 15 2020, @01:43PM (1 child)
It doesn't cause me actual anxiety, just the feeling of it - jittery, heart pumping, very awake. I find it to be very unpleasant unless I've pulled an all-nighter or two.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 15 2020, @02:05PM
Yeah, among the other things it does is stimulating the adrenal glands.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.