What separates compulsive eaters from tea/coffee drinkers? Eating favorite food caresses the senses and provides a false sense of well being. It seems as if all your problems have disappeared and there is nothing to worry. Or are compulsive eaters problem avoiders too? Do they eat their preferred food to avoid problems? Are they unable to take the bull by horn? Do they form relationships from similar group of people, who too indulge in bingeing?
I read many writers frequented some famous coffee joints and discuss their literature. It’s a universal phenomenon, writers meeting at certain joints, drinking coffee. I even read Khushwant Singh lamenting that now there was dearth of such places where such discussions could be held. The usual complain by an old man of the loss of the old world charm.
So what can we conclude about tea/coffee drinkers? Are tea drinkers the people, who prefer to tackle their problems, instead of lulling themselves to sleep by bingeing? People often drink endless cups of coffee, while a projects deadline is approaching. Because it’s the proven fact that caffeine alerts your senses for a while and provides that spurt of energy needed for a task. Though in the long run, it’s harmful too, if taken in excess.
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