When I reached Gold Status within the first three months of downloading the Starbucks app, I knew it was time to reassess my coffee habit, but I somehow managed to completely skip that reassessment piece. My seventh-grade self, tied-up on caramel frappuccinos and macchiatos had no idea how much this little habit would add up—but it’s one habit I somehow have no regret over.

Walking into seventh grade with my venti caramel frappuccino had my young self unaware of the impact this extremely sugary coffee concoction would do not only to my taste buds but to my entire life.

With the first sip, I became completely obsessed, to the point where I just had to order enough within three months to reach Gold Status, where I would then receive double-star days and a personalized gold card.

If you are like me (completely obsessed), you realize that this love for coffee is officially permanent. Here are 10 signs to help you come to that conclusion.

1. You cannot get out of bed until you devise a plan to get coffee.

Why does it seem like, fundamental? Because it is! Morning coffee is a staple for achieving a fulfilling day. Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day, so morning coffee counts too, right?

2. When you think of college, you think of coffee.

I never understood how much of a close tie coffee is to college until I was a week into freshman year, and a paycheck down in coffees. College is for studying, and coffee facilitates studying. They go hand-in-hand (for us at least)!

3. Your go-to study location is the coffee shop.

The best place to sit and study is hands-down the coffee shop. With the cute music, lovely wall-decor, and friendly chatter in the background, there is simply no better place to study. Also, it’s an excuse to order coffee—and at Starbucks, get a refill for a fraction of the price!

4. You’ve tried every kind of coffee offered.

I’m not sure about you, but every flavor on Starbucks and Dunkin’s menu has been tasted by yours truly. Years of this evolving habit includes years of opportunities to try everything on the menu, over, and over, and over again.

5. You’ll sacrifice being on time for your coffee.

The classic. You wake up 30 minutes early to sacrifice time to purchase your coffee, and suddenly realize as you’re sitting in the drive-thru line that it hasn’t moved within the past ten minutes. Your heart starts to race and you begin to get somewhat anxious, then tell yourself that you’ll be completely fine. While arriving to your destination, you tragically scramble in with the coffee hidden by your side. Guilty.

6. It’s become a daily ritual.

Monday through Sunday. It might not even be in the morning when you grab your cup of joe, but you’ll for sure attempt to grab one sometime throughout the day. And on the occasion you miss it, your coffee the following day somehow becomes a size larger as a reward to yourself for missing your daily coffee. I’m so guilty of this.

7. Your treat to yourself is your coffee.

I know this one all too well. Cried today? You’re driving to the coffee shop for the reward of a coffee. In a relationship crisis? Already in the coffee shop sipping your caramel swirl. A coffee is the best treatment, and it’s much cheaper than a spa day, for certain.

8. When people think of you, they think of coffee.

Whenever my friends see me in the morning without a coffee in my hand, it's amazing to see how shocked their faces are. It’s almost like a piece of me is missing—because it is! My friends, family, and those on the internet who see me discuss coffee 24/7 all seem shocked when I’m not within a 10-foot radius of it. It’s just become a factor of me, and I fully accept it.

9. Your friends all know how you like your coffee because you get it so often.

“It’s finally pumpkin season! ”

“This caramel swirl is awfully good today.”

“Extra cream, always!”

With the constant coffee lango, your friends pick up on it, and quickly start to understand every reference you make to coffee—and exactly how you like yours.

10. You get excited to go to sleep to wake up and get your coffee.

Oh, this is so me, and you know it’s you too. There’s no explanation needed, other than the fact your coffee obsession is probably permanent if you relate. And most definitely if you relate to the other ten.

Xoxo, your fellow coffee drinker