Consider, if any friends or relatives who claim to see ghosts or hear something mystical ask if he coffee addict or not. According to the British study, people who drink too much coffee tends to be more susceptible to the effects of hallucinations.
The team of researchers from the University of Dunham concluded, people who drank more than seven cups of instant coffee a day tend to be three times more prone to hallucinations than those who drank only one cup of coffee a day. These conclusions were taken after they surveyed 200 students regarding coffee consumption habits and experiences to see things mystical.
"This is an initial step to study the factors associated with hallucinations, more broadly," said Simon Jones, who led the study. He said the previous studies, it is known that stress, like childhood trauma, associated with hallucinations.
According to James, the relationship between coffee and hallucinations may be associated with the hormone cortisol. Hallucinations itself arises when the body produces too much hormone cortisol. The hormone is produced when a person experiences stress. Caffeine consumption also triggers the production of these hormones.
However, James emphasizes that the relationship is not causal. Even if caffeine triggers hallucinations, the effect is probably not as big as other psychological factors. Moreover, not only the effect of coffee but also tea, coffee, and drinks that contain high levels of caffeine. Direct research and experiments are needed to measure the relationship of caffeine with hallucinogenic effects.
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