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Old 29-11-2022, 11:42 AM #18
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Is coffee supposed to relax you ?


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Coffee is a stimulant HOWEVER it in theory could help to relax and focus people who have any sort of ADHD symptoms, which is the opposite of what you would expect. Ritalin (common ADHD prescription medication) is also a stimulant, for example.

I think in theory it increases focus, which decreases racing/jumbled/disjointed thinking (which is stressful), and the clearer thinking = more relaxed.

I guess as a compare and contrast, a depressant (weed, alcohol) helps people's anxieties by numbing them to it and taking away the adrenaline response. A stimulant (ritalin, caffeine etc.) can help anxiety by offering greater clarity of thought (so better ability to think rationally about those anxieties).

You can of course go too far with either and end up depressed ("down") or paranoid ("up") e.g. you don't really hear about people feeling relaxed on cocaine or meth
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