Posted by NoMotic on December 16, 2003, at 22:30:43
In reply to Uh, just a question... » NoMotic, posted by KellyD on December 16, 2003, at 16:56:03
Hopefully this does not contradict what I've said before... caffeine, for me, is useful for motivation + interest + feeling awake. The side effects being introversion. At times, the motivation of a few cups of green tea strongly outweighs the benefits of feeling relaxed around other people, know what I mean?
In addition, the brain slowing effects I describe happen after chronically excess caffeine usage. It does not happen when I limit my usage to a morning caffeine dose... or at least, enough for me to care.
My point is that caffeine can make one inhibited + slow in the mind if used in excess. The morning caffeine however does make me more outgoing in certain ways - more energetic and outgoing in familiar situations, but im definitely more inhibited in new situations. At work I am definitely more outgoing w. caffeine, but at school, definitely not because i dont know most of those people well.
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