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Old 07-29-2017, 04:54 PM
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doggonecarl
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Originally Posted by maverickspoint View Post
It's not just the physical feeling of being drunk that I'm addicted to it's the culture, taste, habitual process of cracking open a beer after a hard days work.
Recovery takes change. Often big change. So ask yourself, is NA beer enhancing your recovery, or enforcing the aspects of drinking that you yourself say you are addicted to: the culture, taste, and habitual process of cracking open a beer.

It may feel like NA beer is replacing alcohol in a healthy manner. But if your mindset while you are drinking one is the same as when you were drinking alcoholic beers, that doesn't seem healthy.

There are people on SR who say they drink NA beverages, no problem. I take them at their word. I can't. That's not a minority view, and the responses here seem to support that. But if you can, then kudos to you.
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