WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.652 - I can't drink green tea, 00:00:01.652 --> 00:00:04.819 but I can put the tea bags on my eyes. 00:00:06.026 --> 00:00:09.252 (upbeat music) 00:00:09.252 --> 00:00:11.738 (sobbing) 00:00:11.738 --> 00:00:13.674 - I drink some form of caffeine every day. 00:00:13.674 --> 00:00:15.380 - I'm pretty aware of how 00:00:15.380 --> 00:00:17.563 I can't function without caffeine. 00:00:17.563 --> 00:00:19.606 So this is it, this is my last one. 00:00:19.606 --> 00:00:21.928 - I guess the only time that I don't have caffeine 00:00:21.928 --> 00:00:23.232 in my system is when I'm sleeping. 00:00:23.232 --> 00:00:25.265 - I've been drinking coffee since I was seven. 00:00:25.265 --> 00:00:28.198 - I was asked by my doctor to stop drinking coffee. 00:00:28.198 --> 00:00:30.320 That was a few months ago, and I have not. 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:32.788 - I just want to know that I can do this, 00:00:32.788 --> 00:00:36.083 and the world will continue to spin. 00:00:36.083 --> 00:00:39.084 I'm making it through my first day pretty okay. 00:00:39.084 --> 00:00:41.078 I'm not super exhausted, 00:00:41.078 --> 00:00:43.475 I don't have crazy bags under my eyes. 00:00:43.475 --> 00:00:46.208 - Typically I'll get a coffee on the way to work. 00:00:46.208 --> 00:00:49.896 Today I get nothing. (sobs) 00:00:49.896 --> 00:00:52.649 If I don't drink coffee, I feel tired. 00:00:52.649 --> 00:00:55.010 I just came home for lunch, 00:00:55.010 --> 00:00:56.290 A little sad. 00:00:56.290 --> 00:00:59.927 because I don't feel like I can be around people. 00:00:59.927 --> 00:01:03.177 I'm pretty useless as a person without caffeine. 00:01:03.177 --> 00:01:06.219 - It's the second day and I'm dead already, look at this. 00:01:06.219 --> 00:01:07.827 - You kinda can't quit something 00:01:07.827 --> 00:01:09.325 unless you actually want to quit it. 00:01:09.325 --> 00:01:11.072 - I want coffee. 00:01:11.072 --> 00:01:15.423 - More irritated that I can't have something 00:01:15.423 --> 00:01:17.719 versus the fact that I'm not drinking caffeine. 00:01:17.719 --> 00:01:21.302 - So it's day three or four, I can't be sure anymore. 00:01:21.302 --> 00:01:23.099 - I'm definitely eating more. 00:01:23.099 --> 00:01:25.404 - Literally my best friend this week. 00:01:25.404 --> 00:01:27.673 - 11:15 and I'm driving, 00:01:27.673 --> 00:01:31.256 and I don't feel safe, if I'm being honest. 00:01:32.574 --> 00:01:34.597 - I'm about to hit that. 00:01:34.597 --> 00:01:36.206 - Do I seem weird to you? 00:01:36.206 --> 00:01:39.683 - Yeah, you seem dumb. (laughs) 00:01:39.683 --> 00:01:42.605 - I've been super irritable this entire week, 00:01:42.605 --> 00:01:45.394 and I'm so mad and I'm so on edge, 00:01:45.394 --> 00:01:47.596 and every little thing irritates me. 00:01:47.596 --> 00:01:49.397 - I think my biggest challenge throughout this 00:01:49.397 --> 00:01:51.116 was just finding things that I could drink. 00:01:51.116 --> 00:01:53.390 I was given this tumeric tonic. 00:01:53.390 --> 00:01:55.242 It tastes kind of like curry water. 00:01:55.242 --> 00:01:56.759 - It's Monday morning, 00:01:56.759 --> 00:01:59.225 feeling hopeful that I'm not gonna drink coffee. 00:01:59.225 --> 00:02:01.371 - I could barely think sometimes at the end of the day. 00:02:01.371 --> 00:02:03.072 Part of me was just missing. 00:02:03.072 --> 00:02:04.876 Definitely excited for no coffee, 00:02:04.876 --> 00:02:07.489 for coffee, I can't think, I can't think. 00:02:07.489 --> 00:02:09.646 I don't want to say I didn't have a purpose. 00:02:09.646 --> 00:02:11.594 I've just been doing a lot of internal screaming. 00:02:11.594 --> 00:02:13.378 - I still have a headache. 00:02:13.378 --> 00:02:15.200 I really thought this would be easier. 00:02:15.200 --> 00:02:17.425 I couldn't go a day without Advil. 00:02:17.425 --> 00:02:20.319 It's crazy how big a role it plays in my life. 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:23.814 - I know that I function as a shadow of a human being 00:02:23.814 --> 00:02:27.241 without coffee, but I didn't realize how deep it was. 00:02:27.241 --> 00:02:29.396 - What's been cool about this whole experience 00:02:29.396 --> 00:02:31.837 is that I've learned that I definitely 00:02:31.837 --> 00:02:33.528 don't need caffeine for energy. 00:02:33.528 --> 00:02:37.221 - I am way more addicted to coffee than I even realized. 00:02:37.221 --> 00:02:39.368 I forgot, I forgot, and I made it, 00:02:39.368 --> 00:02:42.329 it was instinctual, and it's delicious. 00:02:42.329 --> 00:02:44.134 - I stuck to it, I did it. 00:02:44.134 --> 00:02:46.259 - I can confidently say I can go a week 00:02:46.259 --> 00:02:48.313 without touching any bit of caffeine. 00:02:48.313 --> 00:02:49.946 - I got over the headaches, 00:02:49.946 --> 00:02:52.508 I got over the fatigue and the irritability. 00:02:52.508 --> 00:02:55.449 - I got back so I don't feel like a complete failure. 00:02:55.449 --> 00:02:58.896 - If you ever feel like you are addicted to something 00:02:58.896 --> 00:03:01.526 or are controlled by something, you should definitely 00:03:01.526 --> 00:03:04.910 try to take a step back and see if you really are. 00:03:04.910 --> 00:03:07.488 - I, as a person, don't want to be dependent on anything. 00:03:07.488 --> 00:03:09.803 If you really want to stop doing something, 00:03:09.803 --> 00:03:13.310 then think about it just hour to hour, day by day. 00:03:13.310 --> 00:03:16.472 - I'm glad I did this, but I love caffeine 00:03:16.472 --> 00:03:18.225 and I'm not sorry about it. 00:03:18.225 --> 00:03:21.908 I'm having green tea and it's amazing. 00:03:21.908 --> 00:03:23.612 I missed it so much. 00:03:23.612 --> 00:03:26.148 This is the greatest thing ever.