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You may have noticed that I mentioned alcohol and my need to lower its consumption (especially by not drinking alone) both in Body and Health and Habits. But what about coffee? Isn’t it a problem?
Nope. Been there, done that. In the early 2000s, while I wouldn’t call myself an addict, I averaged about 4-5 cups of coffee a day. The fact that there was a (free) coffee machine at the offices where I worked make “going for a coffee” a frequently desirable rest; besides, I enjoyed the taste (and still do).
It had its price, though. If I spent about 24 hours without any caffeine, I would have the mother of all headaches. Dizziness and nausea, too. I was addicted – not “dangerously”, like one can become to alcohol or drugs, but, still, my body was dependent on caffeine to work properly.
What changed? Honestly, I didn’t even notice when it happened, but for the last couple of jobs I’ve had, there has been no coffee machine in the office. Also, I didn’t really make any friends in either of those jobs, removing the “hey, wanna go for a coffee?” hard-to-refuse frequent invitations I used to have. So, these days I only drink coffee 1) in the morning, with soy milk, and 2) after a meal in a restaurant (not at home). My daily average, then, is currently one cup, since due to lack of money (among other things) I don’t go to restaurants as often as I did in the past. And I really don’t miss any more; unlike many, I’m not one of those “don’t talk to me now; I need a cup of coffee before my brain wakes up” people. 
So, no, coffee isn’t a problem, though it’s still a small part of my life.
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