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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Could you just actually drink coffee? I mean I guess the caffeine isn't necessarily the best for situations of anxiety, but I find a cup of coffee really relaxing and if it helps when it looks like you're drinking it I wonder if really drinking it wouldn't help similarly.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Depending on your level of caffeine tolerance/dependency actual coffee might be even better.

Alternatively: Decaf.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Personally I drank coffee once and I'm never doing it again. I thought I was about to die, lol. I'll probably stick to water. I however really like the idea of signaling that I'm having coffee although I'm not