Module Week 7 / Experiment Assignment: Breaking Habits

Breaking Habits
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Breaking Habits
Breaking a habit is a very complex process that requires a lot of commitment and a support system too lean on. There are chances that one will have relapses, where they fall back to their old habits and this are accompanied by guilt. I am currently choosing to give up coffee as I have become addicted from constant intake. For quite some time I have taken coffee for the sheer element of stimulation. Whenever I take coffee I tend to have a more productive day with predictable mood patterns. The last few days have been quite difficult for me as I have tried to give up the habit of taking coffee and instead taken up a healthier lifestyle. Coffee tends to have some very significant health effects on the body and I would like to avoid such in the future by taking the first steps today to curb any of such eventualities. The last one week has been quite difficult, as I have been experiencing a range of withdrawal effects of the coffee (Nhs.uk, 2016). Among the main symptoms I have been suffering from include annoyance and irritability which started from the first day of the experiment. Getting out of bed in the morning was quite difficult as I had painful headaches, which even after taking 600mg of ibuprofen did not get relieved. From them on I have had episodes of impatience, and dullness. It has been quite difficult managing the urge to take coffee, especially considering that it seems that everyone around me is taking a cup. In one of the incidences I gave in and drove to Starbucks to get a Dark Venti, which left me feeling guilty. However afte...