Has coffee really become so addictive that it is like smoking a cigarette or having an addiction to drugs? The other day, I was in class and another student was coming in late for class. She was very disheveled and you could tell she was in a hurry. She apologized to the class for being late, but the line at Starbucks was really long. Myself, I was wondering where her priorities were, being on time for class, or getting a coffee.
I realize that caffeine is an addictive substance, but should it come between you and your education?
I am curious to hear what others have to say.
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Once this happened to me, I was in a starbucks line, and actually couldn't get out of it when it was taking too long because of a barrier. So I could understand being late if that happened once or maybe even twice, but in one of my classes someone is late more often than not with coffee in hand. Guess they have different priorities than me.
It's funny you mention this coffe conflict deal. I actually hope noboby notices when I'm late for class, but I had time to crab a coffee. Usually the coffee is the reason for tardiness on my behalf. I do try to make sure that it doesn't become a problem. Being late once for a coffee is one thing, but letting it happen multiple times, for the same class, in the same quater is letting it go too far.
A lot of people seem to think they have to drink a cup of coffee for them to be able to function during the day... one of my friends even gets headaches if he doesn't. This kind of chemical dependency shouldn't go unnoticed.
I've been late to a few things in my day due to a coffee-stop. I definitely use caffeine as a kicker after an all-nighter on a paper or if I'm worn out from any number of things but still need to keep going despite my natural inclination to take a nap.
That being said I do believe there is some validity to people being addicted to caffeine, and I definitely agree with Jay in that being a chemical alteration any form of addiction should be made aware of and if it is leading to unhealthy lifestyle habits it should be remedied.
Coffee is an addiction, plain and simple. It is actually a hard habit to break also. When my ex-husband was in rehab, for crack, he still got his cup of caffeinated coffee every day, ridiculous!
My roommate has a major coffee addiction, so much so she ended up in the hospital because of extreme dehydration. She was drinking like 8 cups of coffee a day, not too bad but considering she didn’t drink any water; the coffee was seriously damaging her body. I have been a Barista for most of my working career and I know that coffee can be a dangerous addiction. Just like anything, when you misuse it and abuse it, it will wreak havoc on your body. I too had a coffee addiction and would get terrible headaches and the shakes if I didn’t have coffee everyday. I finally started drinking half-calf and then slowly weaned myself off with decaf. I still have one cup (8 oz) everyday, but NOTHING like I used to. But, like I have stated before, everything in moderation.
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