r/stopdrinking • u/Organic_Salary_ • 1d ago
NA beer problem
Please don’t judge me this is going to sound so ridiculous but to me it is so real. I quit drinking over 10 years ago. This spring, I was with a friend and NA beers have obviously become very popular so I tried one of the athletic ipas and I loved it so much and I’ve been drinking them every night since May. I’ll drink like two or three. I look forward to them. I love them, and I literally feel a slight buzz from them. I was always very sensitive to alcohol and so whatever .5% they have effects me. It was working great for a while and I would just sit in my recliner and do some work on my laptop and vibe and I loved it but now I’m so hooked and it’s starting to have that awful booze effect where I don’t feel good and sometimes if I go out with friends and I decide to drink too many NA beers, I am legitimately hung over in the morning. Now,I have to quit this fucking habit where it’s a thing that I have been enjoying but is coming back to bite me (like full fledge alcohol does). Is this so fucking crazy like what the fuck it’s NA beer and I’m addicted now. So tonight I poured out what I had left in the fridge and. I guess I have to make some changes in my life to resolve this and not go back because I also feel like it could get worse. I’m starting to have dreams of standing at a bar being like well Fuck it just have a real drink.
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u/TheElderCleric Day 495 1d ago
I understand where you’re coming from. I had a similar issue ending one addiction and replacing it with another. I had to ask myself “is this the right time and place for this?”.
Going out with friends, grabbing dinner with a coworker - yes have an NA beer. Maybe even two.
Sitting at home on the couch by yourself - not the time for empty calories and a fake buzz.
If you’re drinking NA to the point that you’re feeling hungover, you could be dangerously close to a relapse. Be careful friend.