Quick question about non-alcoholic beer.
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Quick question about non-alcoholic beer.
Has anyone here recovering tried drinking non-alcoholic beer as an alternative to the real thing?
Is it a good idea for newly sober people? Or a slippery slope that's best avoided?
Just wondering what people's thoughts are.
Is it a good idea for newly sober people? Or a slippery slope that's best avoided?
Just wondering what people's thoughts are.
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Hi Pete, I am just 40 days clean now, I had a slip of a few beers over Christmas and it brought back my PAW symptoms. I now know that any amount of alcohol will reset my brain back to an unstable state and because of the kindling affect the next recovery period will be more severe and longer.. so why even bother go through the pain. Any alcohol is a no no for me and probably most people here, good luck
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Someone will invariably say there are zero percent NA alcohol beers, so whats the problem.
For me it was all about behaviors.
For me it was all about behaviors.
My experience is I don't drink NA beer because it looked like beer, felt like a can of beer, it smelt like beer, it had that same condensation thing on the can like a beer, the same fizz and foam when you pop the can, tasted like beer (kinda)....
Then I'd wonder why I'd go out everytime and get 'real' beer.
I was still knee deep in old behaviours, and didn't even realise it.
As a former beer drinker I know it ticks all the boxes for me, and opens the door to old behaviour and old thought paterns.
I don't recommend it.
I don't need to know but maybe ask yourself why would you choose NA beer when there's so many other things to drink, though?
Is it really the taste of a beer you want, or are there other things happening here as well?
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Then I'd wonder why I'd go out everytime and get 'real' beer.
I was still knee deep in old behaviours, and didn't even realise it.
As a former beer drinker I know it ticks all the boxes for me, and opens the door to old behaviour and old thought paterns.
I don't recommend it.
I don't need to know but maybe ask yourself why would you choose NA beer when there's so many other things to drink, though?
Is it really the taste of a beer you want, or are there other things happening here as well?
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I drank NA beer in early sobriety at events or places where drinking was taking place. I just wanted to look "normal."
It was not a trigger for me, but, really, it doesn't taste very good. There are so many flavorful drinks out there: soft cider, sparkling cider, lemonade. I much prefer those to non-a beer.
It was not a trigger for me, but, really, it doesn't taste very good. There are so many flavorful drinks out there: soft cider, sparkling cider, lemonade. I much prefer those to non-a beer.
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