Drugs, alcohol, and now coffee! I’ve used a variety of substances to self medicate while in a depressed mood. A few years ago I cut out cannabis, and I stay away from using alcohol when I’m down, but I have no limits with coffee. It seems like I can drink as much as I want whenever I want and it doesn’t create the same problems it does when my mood is better.
I used to do a whole pot of coffee a day. It was definitely a rush. At other times I’d drink like 2 litres of yerba mate every day. Would mix it with peppermint. I was a little out of control.
Never had yerba matte but I have an Italian friend and he drinks it non stop.