Posted by deirdrehbrt on February 3, 2006, at 22:17:03
In reply to Caffein making me 'mad', posted by tecknohed on February 3, 2006, at 17:40:30
First, I'm glad that you didn't seriously hurt the child. (I'm also glad the children didn't hurt the swan)
I'm coming off of caffiene too. I used to drink 2+ liters per day of Mt. Dew. Now I'm down to a cup or two of coffee per day. Tapering works for me because when I quit cold turkey I get incredible migraines.
I've never experienced violence from quitting though. I did get violent whild drinking, though I never hit anybody. I would throw things and yell and scream. I once threw a chair into my piano.
I think it might be worth talking to your doctor again, or maybe a therapist. Maybe you just need some other tools for dealing with your emotions now that you're clean. I think you were justified in approaching the kids about attempting to harm wildlife, but striking one of them could get you put in jail. If you have a therapist, that's who I would talk to about this. I don't know what I would do about mentioning the age of the person you struck becaues that is child abuse, and most states have a mandatory reporting law and you could still find yourself in some hot water over this.
Good luck,
--Dee
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