–“Grippy Sock Vacation”–

Caffeine addiction has reached a point where I no longer can take it. I sign myself into a mental hospital to detox. I get a 10/10 pain migraine that isn’t treated until it’s completely debilitating. The meds don’t make it stop. But I had no access to caffeine.

Well… A true caffeine addict can get caffeine any way they desire. I was able to get it in my migraine medicine, I can get it in tea, or soda. I relapse 3 days in, and only suffer for the next week as I beg the nutritionist host to respect decaf. On my last day I get caffeine tea. I dump it voluntarily. I’m 5 days sober from caffeine, and that’s the longest i’ve gone in 5 years.

Things went smoothly on Grippy Sock Vacation, but I came back to a nightmare. And wouldn’t you believe they didn’t abuse me? I was even placed on the calm well-behaved unit because I had a flat affect before the pain started. I quit nicotine cold turkey while I was at it.

Now I face the consequences of my meds not being called in for when I leave. But i’m free, and back to everything old that got me into trouble. But my mind is chewed up from lack of stimulation and exercise and I think i got this. It took a resourceful person to quit caffeine, it can take resourcefulness to get out.