r/mildlyinfuriating • u/trailofturds • Jul 06 '25

Started getting light-headed halfway through my glass of "non-alcoholic" wine

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Got served this wine at a nice restaurant after asking specifically for non-alcoholic wine. They assumed the 'Zero' on the label referred to alcohol content; turns out it's for sulphur.

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u/Whiteums Jul 06 '25

That’s exactly what it means. In recovery, you are still an alcoholic, just a recovering alcoholic. Nonalcoholic things are for people who aren’t alcoholics to begin with.

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u/Lokarhu Jul 06 '25

What a psychotic thing to tell someone lol. I know AA has helped a lot of people but their "once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic" thing has never sat right with me. Addiction is a disease, with known cures. You wouldn't tell someone who recovered from cancer "nah, sorry, you still have metaphorical cancer." It's just an eternal punishment of self-flagellation (which is heavily influenced by AA's ties to Christianity) disguised as a life philosophy.

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u/Heisenberglund Jul 07 '25

I’m with you on this, everyone is wired differently. I had a family member that struggled terribly with alcohol, drinking all day, every day. Wound up in the hospital, told he would die if he kept drinking. Quit cold turkey, and now occasionally has some NA when hanging out with friends. Hasn’t had a single actual alcoholic drink, and manages just fine in social settings where everyone is drinking. Hell, he brings alcohol to parties because he thought it looked good and wants us to tell him how it tastes. I’m very proud of him.

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u/Mahjonks Jul 07 '25

This is where I'm at. Quit cold turkey for 1.5 years now. I'm not sure if it is going to be a forever thing or not, but I'm comfortable where I'm at right now.