My Run-In with Red Bull

If you look at your life, there are no doubt tiny messages being sent your way. Are you listening?

Years ago, on my 30th birthday I had a party at a bar in New York City with my friend Attila who also turned 30. It was his idea. I’m not much for bars but thought it would be a good way to celebrate. After all, I was officially an adult.

A group of people were sitting around and yelling over the loud music when Attila suggested he and I buy a round of Red Bull and Vodka for everyone. I hadn’t ever heard of Red Bull. We purchased the round, which came to us on a tray with the Vodka in shot glasses and the Red Bull in silver cans. Everyone quickly grabbed the vodka and nobody drank the Red Bull.

Drinking water in a bar in New York City was not cool and they’d probably have charged me for it. When I got thirsty I asked about the Red Bull and was told it was an energy drink. I like energy and so I drank some.

It tasted sweet like soda, but not exactly. I liked it. I drank a second can. That was so good that I had another. (I didn’t try to going sugar free for another three years.)

In the end I drank 3-5 cans of Red Bull back-to-back. Not a single person batted an eye. I don’t think anyone even noticed. actually, one person said something like, “You’re gonna feel that.”

Feel it I did! It was like I drank 1,000 cups of green tea. The caffeine was surging through my veins and it caused me to shake. I was like a buzzing florescent light that occasionally blinked. All I could do was sit around and wait for the effects of the Red Bull to wear off. Needless to say I was up late and annoyed. I vowed to never drink Red Bull again. This negative experience was one of many small pushes that drove me to stop being sweet.

When you have a bad experience with a product there’s usually a good reason for it. Listen to the little messages. Sugar addicts tend to ignore the bad experience and go back again and again in an effort to recreate the good feeling they once had with it. Thank goodness I never had a positive experience with Red Bull.

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