Coffee acts as a mood booster
Coffee… this magical drink that can make your day brighter, happier and full of joy…
I think there is not a general agreement on the question if coffee is an aphrodisiac, sedative or just a general upper. In my daily routine I tend to start everyday with coffee, and while I’m preparing it, I’m only focused on the process itself. I like my first coffee to be enjoyed in the silence of the morning, although when the kids are awake it’s not entirely possible.
Aphrodisiac?
I don’t think that coffee can act as an aphrodisiac. Maybe, for some people it has this feature, but in reality it’s maybe only due to personal feelings, not the drink and chemical ingredients themselves.
Sedative?
There are some medical researches around that claim the coffee makes you more sleepy and improves sleep, at first. As soon as I know caffeine needs a bit of time to reach the nerve system of the human body, but this occurs a bit later. Maybe the act of joy when you drink coffee makes you feel good and this eventually results in a peacefulness and sleepiness, but! The coffee you drink has to be tasty, complex and delightful. I think cheaper coffees around the market would not work so…
A general upper?
Hell yeah! This is the answer from my POV. The act of preparing coffee, searching for a better technique and taste and enjoying it after that is the thing that lights up my day. I keep on finding different layers of flavor even with the same coffee variety I’m enjoying every days. After I finish my cup, I already think of the next one and the complex aftertaste remind me of the tasty experience. I can spend 10 or more minutes just to be sure my espresso shot will taste great and this time is not wasted. It’s just a part of the general mood boosting. And of course, the act of taking great photos make me enjoy coffee even more.
Hello, that looks like one delicious cup you have there. Same here, I don't find coffee as an aphrodisiac. I agree, it's probably tied in with the person's mood lifted by the coffee that leads to this and it is also more likely based on personal feelings towards coffee.
Sorry for keeping you standing🙂
That's amazing!
Coffee is an upper to me more than anything.
I start my mornings with some ambient water, and I like solitude until I have my cuppa. Then I'm more receptive to the idea of breaking my solitude 😅
I've never met anyone that uses coffee as a sedative, but it makes you wonder because coffee is a popular after-dinner beverage.
What do you think is the reason for that?
The reason for the coffee to be after dinner beverage? I don’t really know… I remember the parties at my parents’ home when I was younger, always tended to end with coffee accompanying the dessert. I think it’s mainly because coffee goes well with sweet flavors. But this is especially true when the coffee is more bitter.
At our home parties I have only one friend that drinks coffee after the main dish, but he wants coffee mainly because he gets too sleepy. I really don’t think that coffee acts as a refreshing and energizing drink. It’s not my case. Still, caffeine affects every person differently, and there are some cases that cannot sleep well after too much of this stimulant.
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I see the logic in having a more bitter taste coffee with dessert. Also, it makes sense that your friend would have it to perk him up after eating:)
It could definitely prevent this...
I think a more appropriate dinner dessert company would be a single malt whiskey or some good rum! 😉
I like the sound of both for sure 😋
Coffee for after dinner beverage? I will actively avoid coffee after dinner and will give a very weird look to anyone who offers me a cuppa after dinner 😂
Haha! Yeah, coffee after dinner is the norm in some places. I think an espresso cup would be just ideal... anything larger would be pushing it 😅
thats a very convincing, comfortable, and ... promising looking cup of coffee. I like it!
I like decorating the space around my cup of coffee. Looks even more special that it actually is!
Of course! makes it more delicious and kind of a happy ritual :D
have a Hive !PIZZA from me, my friend 🙏
It is true that caffeine acts differently in each person. But that also depends on the occasion. My husband is a nurse, when we were dating we went out together when he was on 24 hour duty at the hospital. I would buy him a coffee and he would fall asleep talking in the cafeteria. 🤭☕. I was embarrassed that people thought I was boring the man.
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So funny and so is your gif 😆
I think some of the best love stories begin with the most bizarre first dates!
I mean... it can only improve from there, right?
I have done those hectic hospital shifts and believe you me, after an admission night no amount of coffee or anything can keep me awake!
It's not
youcoffee, it's me!Hahaha I get it but how do you explain to people who walk by from afar and see your boyfriend asleep at the table while you're talking to yourself. 🤭.
Like this 🤣
Heheh… it’s true, that if someone is very tired nothing would be able to keep him awake. Coffee is just like a treat, but it can’t do miracles! The problem definitely wasn’t in yourself.
Best wishes!
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Wow. You prepare your own coffee. I don't have that pleasure. Every thing is already packaged and sealed here. Maybe one day I would be able to enjoy the process like you do. Wait, when you say making you mean the whole process right? Silly me. I don't even know what the entire process is like. I'm that lazy.
Coffee knocks me to sleep but it sometimes doesn't. It's weird. Today I can drink coffee and sleep for two hours while another, I'm humpty dumpty flipping through walls.
Preparing includes grinding the beans, preparing it for extraction and pulling the espresso shot on my home espresso machine. I’m not growing the coffee myself for now 😁
It's almost like going into a trance haha! Everything else around stops to matter for those few minutes of brewing to frothing the milk to pouring it!
I’m not a milk drinks person at all, I like my coffee black, although I don’t like this term for coffee… 😁 just a pure coffee flavor! Cappuccino and latte are just not my thing. But the process of preparing the first cup in the morning is always special.
An upper! Yes, I think you might be right.
I think I'd better get onto the laptop for this one. Five minutes please caller...
Okay... right thread :)
Your comment though :D
Trying to have that first silent coffee with kids around :)
Relate!
Sometimes I get up super sneakily and tip toe around, so I don't wake mine, to have the first coffee of the day in silence.
And when I don't make it in time I just smile sleepily, nod at everything and say "Can't answer right now. No coffee. Brain not awake yet." 👍🏼
My brain works with great difficulty without coffee in the morning either 😆
When I had to take my son to school very early in the morning I always woke up half an hour before the rest of the family, so I could have that me time with my coffee and take it easy hehe.
I don't think I've had nearly enough coffee.
Did I reply to @mdosev even? "cause this was for their story and now I find it here.
But hey... I also find YOU here and that makes me happy :D
Also... send more coffee please... my brain isn't awake yet for sure. 😁
And I like your sneakiness. It's the only way to beat the kids. They're just too fast these days. Wanna play Fortnite Duos? Sneaky is my end game. 👍