1). School: I have early morning class 4 days a week, and I'm NOT a morning person. Waking up is the most difficult process in my life. And if you think I'm joking, talk to my family. I don't actually know what 6am looks like (unless I've been up from the night before).
2). Headaches: I have a physiological addiction to caffeine, and if I am erratic with my coffee consumption, I get really bad headaches. With the amount of school I've packed into my day, there is no way I can risk being debilitated by a headache and not get my work done.
3). My Future Profession: At this point in my life, I can realistically sleep 6-7 hours a night and make it through the day without caffeine. I choose not to, and that's what I'm trying to modify right now. However, I plan on being a physician, and I know sleep will become somewhat of a luxury as I go from medical school to rotations to residency and on call nights. Even if I do manage to quit coffee this semester, I wonder if I will simply relapse once I start medical school. Is it even worth the effort to quit right now?
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I have a friend who is a doctor and prides himself on never ever drinking caffeine. And he is in the Air Force so he was in medical school and the military at the same time and never slept and drinks tons of water. YOU CAN DO IT!!!
ReplyDeleteYou might not want to quit cold turkey. Maybe just limit it to one small cup day for sanity sake. Do you drink the foo foo drinks? It might be the combination of sugar and caffeine that has you trippin'...
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