OCD + CAFFEINE (STIMULANTS) = CHAOS

The line up of 'bad guys' when it comes to caffeine

MOUNTAIN DEW THROWBACK = 54mg caffeine

SUNDROP= 63mg caffeine

Lipton Can of Tea (not shown)=  only 8mg caffeine

AMP energy = 142mg caffeine (you'd have to float away drinking 17 3/4 cans of tea to equal the caffeine)

FULL THROTTLE=200 mg of caffeine (equivalent to 20 cans of Lipton tea!)

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Only after the terrible mood swings, anger, verbal attacks, irritability, and threats

did we start to suspect that our son had added something to his diet.

The energy drink addiction started when he was given a FREE sample 

at the local rodeo when he was 14 years old.

Caffeine addiction is a threat to many people with OCD because

it puts their intrusive thoughts into overdrive.

For our son, he appears frozen in place like a statue

after having too much caffeine.

That's because every thought and action is blocked

by his OCD mind telling him

 that

 'if he moves this way or sits down

or goes into his room' 

the world

 will end.

So he does nothing but freeze

out of fear of doing something wrong.

Such is our life with OCD & caffeine addiction.

Working through caffeine withdrawal is horrible & also my next topic.

Stay tuned.

Thanks for stopping by.

David/:0)

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For today's 5 minute break I'll show you something very different

and very wonderful. 

Shadows will never be the same.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Fv98jttYA

OCD & CAFFEINE

It should be called Caf-FIEND!

Caffeine isn't all that bad if you have a little

and you don't have OCD.

But add any stimulant to your OCD brain 

and look out.

With our 23 year old son with severe OCD

the results are profound

and not pretty.

One night I watched our son reach in and out of our refrigerator

14 times in rapid fire movements

and then not take anything out!

He had had an energy drink and he could 

not make a decision.

On another night I heard him scream in the living room.

I thought he had cut himself accidentally.

Instead, he was screaming at the TV remote

because he could not stop surfing for channels.

Caffeine ramps up OCD....make no mistake.

He can have 1 or 2 regular soft drinks (about 34 mg of caffeine each)

and be OK.

But what about these? How much caffeine starts to affect OCD symptoms?

Kickstart = 92mg of caffeine (bad)

Starbucks Doubleshot Energy = 145 mg of caffeine (brutal effects)

Monster KHAOS= 160 mg of caffeine (OCD goes crazy)

Rockstar Zero Carb= 240 mg (Run for your life)

All of these take his OCD off the charts!

And thankfully, I won't tell you how much in fresh brewed coffee...our

son hates the stuff and we are delighted.

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For today's 5 minute break, you get to enjoy Sam Tsui

using his energy to bring you this hilarious video.

David/:0)

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