I am not addicted

ArtBurshy hates to admit...he is seriously addicted.
And not just to a simple drug...but to a sort of doping.

He read in an article that coffee should be considered as doping. Sportsmen with more than 3 cups of coffee seem to be disqualified when they get caught.
Art initially did not see the addiction, really, and he had shown serious signs of denial.
Quotes of what he said when in denial varied::
- it's not that bad at all... I only take one cup of coffee per day...
- it is normal - everybody does it...so it can't be that bad
- I once read an article that said it was not that bad...but don't remember where that article was published or who wrote it.
- I have other things to work on and to improve... I can not stop all bad habits at the same time
- I can't function properly without it... which actually illustrates that you are heavily hooked on the drug

Now Art Burshy has accepted.
There are even some weird things he discovered or that now puzzled him:
- actually increases the adrenaline level in the blood, and therefore even negatively impacts behaviour - people act more impulsive when under influence of coffee;
- many employers provide coffee to their employees, in some cases for free - it is like providing free doping...
- all these coffee shops offering doping-to-go

Although Art has now seen the light, he still did not fully figure out how to 'rehab' from this addiction. It is available everywhere, everyone takes it and everyone offers you.
Tea seems better, but also contains some sort of caffeine; seems some 5 cups of tea actually contain similar shit as 1 cup of coffee...and to Art's surprise green tea is the same...

Art knows that going through change knows several phases, like was identified by the researcher Elisabeth Kuebler-Ross when investigating the process of mourning. It seems we go through the same phases when going through large changes in our lives.
Phases are:

1. Shock stage: Initial paralysis at hearing the bad news.

2. Denial stage: Trying to avoid the inevitable. 

3. Anger stage: Frustrated outpouring of bottled-up emotion.

4. Bargaining stage: Seeking in vain for a way out.

5. Depression stage: Final realisation of the inevitable.

6. Testing stage: Seeking realistic solutions.

7. Acceptance stage: Finally finding the way forward.

Worst is that you think to be in step 5, and then find yourself moving back to stage 3...it sometimes just seems an endless tunnel, with no guarantee to ever reach the light at the end...

In each stage also other things are required to get yourself (or others for that matter) to the next level.
Art Burshy therefore uses this in his teams to identify where they are in dealing with the change and how to get them towards acceptance.
Managing change in teams is extra difficult, as you have to manage people that are all in a different phase of the change process...and you are going through the same process, suffering and doubts while you need to pull them through.

So, I asked Art:
"As you recognise your issue with coffee and you know how to change...it must be easy to get rid of your coffee addiction..."

Her just replied:
"why do you have to be so cruel and use my own words to show that I am actually as incompetent as any other human being... I just try to hide it better..." and he turned around and walked away....