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Why stimulants become necessary but intolerable

Coffee makes my anxiety unbearable but I cannot function at work without it and feel trapped between exhaustion and panic.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Chronic nervous system depletion creates dependence on external stimulation while simultaneously making the nervous system too sensitized to tolerate those same stimulants.

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