Supposing I actually make it to the end of the month (which seems likely), I don't think I will say I have been able to avoid the real issue behind my caffeine addiction. Even though I have successfully avoided it all month, I still have not kicked the habit really. Coffee is out of my system, but I still crave it, still have moments when I really want to drink it.
True, I have managed to get this far without incident. But I really feel as though I could not continue down this road indefinitely. I am still as much adduced to coffee as I was before. At least I can say I was able to reduce the cravings, and perhaps even the dosage. I have noticed the aroma of coffee seems much more potent to me now. When I was a kid, coffee beans had such an overwhelming odour, like beer or wine or something. Just totally overwhelming. I recently went to a coffee shop (for a hot chocolate!) and the smell of the fresh coffee beans was exactly the same as it was when I was a kid. One of those sense memory things, like when you smell something that takes you right back to a particular moment in time.
If nothing else, this month has been a success, for it gave me one such moment of nostalgia soaked past.
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