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You ever go into withdrawals because you forgot to drink caffeine? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 4 weeks ago by sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz to c/autism@lemmy.world
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You know, the same way one might forget to eat food. I keep a bottle of migraine zappers for this exact occasion when I wake up in the middle of the night with my head exploding and I'm like "oh. right. I'm dependant on a substance. nice fumble, dweeb"

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[โ€“] sheridan@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been drinking coffee everyday since I was at least 12. I'll get a headache in the afternoon if I don't have it in the morning.

Except that I once went a week unknowingly drinking decaf coffee and didn't experience withdrawal, so maybe there's something psychological at play?

[โ€“] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 weeks ago

could be. another commenter said they don't get withdrawals. but I've noticed this is the only substance I've developed a habit of so it must be real somehow.