Today seemed to be one of those days all of us interns have every once and again-slow, sleepy start in the morning where your first reaction is a cup of coffee to jump-start the day. Unfortunately for me, I may as well have given coffee up for Lent. I'm on strike from it.
Every day, I'd usually grab a cup all last semester. Until I realized the awful crash I get at about 3 pm, the cup I get to recoup gives me a headache, and by 9pm I can hardly to my homework. I'm really productive the rest of the day, though!
I spoke to a woman last night at work about the severity of caffeine addiction. I had never realized how many college students have this addiction, but it's true. Think about it: if an alcoholic says they're going "for a drink", we would question it. If someone addicted to pain killers is "going to the doctor's", we'd think about it. But if a student says they're going for coffee, who cares? They have to stay up late and study. But from my personal experience, it's nothing for your average student to have coffee morning, afternoon, and night. I personally know people who will drink 5 cups a day, and their day can't start unless it's Dunkin' in their cup.
Me? I'm a morning and afternoon crash-recoup coffee girl, and I've been this way for all three years I've been at Lasell. That afternoon crash honestly made one afternoon a week slightly miserable for me, and based on that experience, I've quit coffee unless necessary (my terms of necessary: trying to stay awake for a specific purpose). Cavemen didn't need coffee to make it through the day. Given, cavemen didn't have this much homework, but truth is, we don't need caffeine to do it all-just proper planning and a healthy lifestyle. Peace out, coffee-I'll take this slow-morning start and a glass of water any day.
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