Comedian Shane Mauss and Brett Newski discuss travel addiction, tours you shouldn't do, gigs in townie bars, mental health boosts, sleeping at drug cartel kingpins homes, and the difference between kingpins and overlords.
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SNIPPET from intro:
Brett: I am off the drugs. Off the caffeine. Is anyone else experiencing caffeine addiction? That was a thing I didn’t even know I had. Last week was just one of the most brutal weeks for my brain in a long time. My brain had my body in a straight jacket. I just couldn’t get out of my own head.
Tense, tight, panic-attacky, thinking of worst case scenarios. My acid reflux went out of control, which tends to happen when I have mad anxiety. I thought, wow, I can see where people call the game. This is really miserable. I’m trapped in my brain. Don’t call in, I’m not suicidal, I’m okay.
But it was a really dark week. I tried all these things to get better. I exercised, went on a jog in a hoodie, went to the gym, lifting, stretching, meditating, lighting candles, I just couldn’t get out of my head. My brain was attacking me. Finally I thought, I have nothing else to try but to quit caffeine for a week.
I love coffee, it’s one of my favorite things in the world. It wakes me up in the morning, I love having a cup when I’m working. It’s a trap, though. When you're depressed, coffee is what picks you up during those lulls. I thought coffee was the only thing holding me up at that point.
But it’s also keeping me in that mental straight jacket. So I quit coffee for a week. I’m not gonna lie, the first few days are pretty rough. You get that withdrawal, you're down and sleepy. But after that first day and a half, the sanity came back into my world. I feel a little more tired maybe, but I have total control of my brain. I’m not freaking out, I’m not anticipating the future, I’m just sitting in the moment.
I do feel a little less motivated. But I feel pretty damn good! Knocking out caffeine for that week really reset me. I would really recommend it to anyone out there who is anxious and loves their coffee or caffeine. It’s a really wonderful reset. A great option to have.
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