Excellent,many thanks for the positive spin on this,yes ill put this down as a 3 week caffeine cleansing experience 
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I was caffeine free for a while, but fell back to it for specific reasons. I am now almost caffeine free again.
For me, I find the best technique is to slowly reduce over time, this is because of the high levels of caffeine I’ve gotten to, and also because my body’s reaction to removing caffeine is harsh and long-lasting. This meant slowly phasing coffee and tea mostly out of my life, getting rid of the coffee maker, moving over to energy drinks so that I could have an exact measurement, then to no-doze; this was not only to ensure that I had an exact amount to work with, but also with the same thought in mind as getting rid of coffee and tea–that being the ‘feel good’ experience of having the beverage.
This is basically the method I used to get off other drugs.
Where are you at with this?
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Pretty much at the same place as you… This seems to me as unbeatable fight… but from some reason I still don’t want to give up. I don’t do energy drinks, I don’t do any sweets, even no carbs. Caffeine is the only one to get rid off in order to start healing. If only I was able to moderate it, or reduce it. There are days I have too many cups, and fewer days I have only a couple or so. I might have another attempt soon, I’ve joined one program and that’s a motivation for me. So we’ll see… I only don’t dare to proclaim “never again”.
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Im glad you’ve found something that is motivating for you. I think maybe when we’ve fully adapted out life to something, or going without something, then the question of if it ever comes back kind of fades away. Its just how things are, even without a formal declaration.
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Where did you do the setting positive goals pls? I mix the caffeinated coffee with decaf now. It tastes the same, I don’t feel any difference, which is good. 
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Group therapy - like a personal, face to face group, not in here? I don’t understand this app that well.
Interesting idea… it’s rather psychological thing.
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I’ve heard of this as well; the negatives understood as positives. It ties into the importance of how we talk to ourselves. “Reducing” and “quit” are still understood in the correct context though.
I hope it works out for you. 
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I deleted my post. It was a random observation and didn’t mean to add confusion here. Sorry.
Why? It was on topic.