Coffee addiction or caffeine dependancy?
this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2026
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The good thing is that coffee withdrawals are over quite quickly and don't have long-term effects.
But getting peer pressured into an addiction by one's mom of all people is ironic.
People doing something in your immediate vicinity, without excluding you or in other ways hinting you have to do the same, are not peer pressuring you. Any obligations you feel to do the thing is entirely caused by your own insecurities.
Peer pressure is the sensation of psychological pressure when deviating from peers. It doesn't have to be caused intentionally or through active action, and it's a basic fact of life that at least 95% of humanity experiences. (I can't speak for all forms of neurodiversity).
Well, there is an innate drive to be part of a community baked into our biology. We see people enjoying something, and we want to do it too. It doesn't need to be framed so negatively as being an insecurity, though I wouldn't necessarily frame it as peer pressure, either. It's more just a human desire to share in a new experience with others.
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More common is getting peer pressured into an ED by your mom
Uhhh
ED?
eating disorder
Oh thank goodness. Here I'm thinking erectile dysfunction.
lmao... my first instinct was to type it out, i figured people shorten it as a sort of trauma filter, knew at least one person would think it was "Erectile Dysfunction" but proceeded nontheless
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I drink coffee. If someone would want to chat with me over coffee but then drinks water, I wouldn't care one bit. If you cannot figure this out with your own mom, then I am really not sure what to think about that relationship.
You're under the impression the mom was judging her? It is a very normal human tendency to want to mirror others. That's all this is.
I never said the mom was judging her. I rather see it she cannot even approach her own mom to ask if it is ok to sit and not drink coffee. Or likewise her mom wondering why her daughter doesn't want to sit with her when she drinks coffee. I don't know, just overall seems a very artificial and unlikely situation to me.
I don't see it that way at all. The two wanted to sit together, the daughter subconsciously needed to mirror her mother, so she did. It doesn't say anything about my relationship with friends I used to hang out with, that I smoked cigarettes with "socially". I never asked them if I could not smoke, they never pressured me to smoke in any way. I simply had an instinct to do what they were doing. I felt more comfortable that way. I've dated women who hated beer but when surrounded by people drinking beer, they would drink half of one. I think this kind of thing is extremely common. Peer pressure isn't always overt, as in someone suggesting someone do something others are doing.
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Is "coffee addiction" the new meme? I've been seeing this pop up over and over again across social media.
Caffeine is extremely addictive and the withdrawal symptoms are quite severe.
I haven't noticed this personally. I quit for two weeks a while back and didn't notice any physical symptoms and just missed the ritual.
How many cups did you drink daily before the break?
Just one, or an energy drink <=150mg caffeine. Basically, at most 150mg caffeine, any more and I notice issues with my sleep.
I wish, man. I get a headache only tylenol can fix if I'm like 3 hours late.
Conspiracy theory brain goes: This meme trend has to be an attempt at manufacturing consent to reduce caffeine consumption due to rising coffee prices due to climate change. That way when coffee is phased out, it doesn't cause a huge outrage and is just seen as a thing only addicts use and it falls into the same "moral failing" BS as any other addiction because we all need to be "healthier".
I don't think that's it though because there are plenty of energy drink companies trying to pick up former coffee drinkers who are looking for lower cost alternatives.
lower cost alternatives
lol
Once you have the wherewithal to grind your own coffee and acquire a percolator or a French press, a cup of coffee is dirt cheap and only takes like five minutes. Doesn't take -that- long to recoup the costs, either, if you're a regular drinker.
Currently yes, but the cost of beans is going to continue to increase as climate change worsens. We've already seen disruptions in harvests and price hikes due to this. We'll see how it shakes out in the long run for total cost increase.
Also, if we're comparing buying an energy drink on the go vs a cup of coffee on the go, energy drinks are already much cheaper. The convenience aspect shouldn't be ignored. Generally though, I agree, buying a coffee every day is for suckers.
I'm pretty sure caffeine is a performance enhancing drug for a lot of jobs so no chance of that. Plus like you allude to, it can be synthetically manufactured for cheap without worrying about growth conditions or import of coffee beans.
I'm reading "The Zoomers are Killing Coffee" headlines in my mind's eye already.
Next time mix hot chocolate with the coffee to improve taste! Also get a chocolate addiction
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