Well i was an alcoholic for about 20 years. Non alcoholic beers actually helped me a lot to quit alcohol. I tried almost every non alcoholic beer from every part of the world. I spent lots of money in non alcoholic beverages but i never regret it. 2 years clean and sober.
Me too but I ain’t play with that non alcoholic liquors. I was more of alcoholic with spirts I never used to drink beer to get drunk but I used to drink it to chill. But that liquor I was a beast. So I can drink non alcoholic beers but non alcoholic liquor is too close to real thing. Plus I quit cold turkey. 2 years strong.
Going through the same now, hate to admit it but o’douls and NA beer is making it more bearable. Last actual “beer “ I had was 4 days ago. I’m going to AA and really trying.
Drinking heineken 0.0 helped me quit drinking alcohol (along with really wanting to quit alcohol) and have been 4 months sober, I found it to be a very helpful and effective substitute, it worked for me....
Same here. I woke up 1 day wanting to fully stop drinking but I still like the taste of beer. Heineken 0 was heaven-sent. As of now I have 0 wants of getting drunk
@@eaglevelez8842 of course yes, alcohol f.cks up your thinking, your decisions, relationships, liver, heart, kidneys, testosterone, finances, and the list goes on and on, just make sure you don't replace it with another bad habit. Best of luck and stay strong.
This is why i left recovery, opinions can be very dangerous making you live in constant fear and anxiety that your going to go back to your old ways. Its so sad i used to love recovery and fellowship but my life now socialising playing golf hanging around with friends who drink and being able to enjoy a non alcholic beer and just live a normal life free from watching and analysing every single thing i do is far more rewarding then chasing the approval of people in recovery. I must note i done the first 5 years in my recovery never going near non alcholic beer and working a very strong program but now living everyday life i feel no desire to have an alcholic beer or do drugs. Shame i cant go to meetings anymore because of people like yourself judging peoples decision's we are all different some people are stronger then others and some people need to avoid everyone who isnt in recovery both are fine you got to find your on way, just a shame people like you look down and judge other people in recovery not doing it like yourself. Not everything is a problem be happy and no1 rule dont pick up and enjoy your life.
I’m a recovering alcoholic, haven’t had a “real /regular beer” in 120 days , but if it wasn’t for o’douls and such I wouldn’t be able to do it. I’m honestly great full for NA beer. And I agree with you , thank for your take.
@@yammietits5040 I didnt touch non alcholic beer or even sauces with red wine in or anything for 5 years but now I'm a different person I can enjoy a non alcholic beer and not one part of me feels the need to drink or take drugs. Just saying people like them are the reason I left fellowship there is only fellowship if your willing to do and behave the way they do other wise your on a slippery slope on the way to relapse and need to be avoided it's just sad.
Was a heavy beer drinker for close to 40 years. Stopped cold turkey 1 year ago, non alcoholic beer saved me. Athletic is by far the best American brew and I love Guinness 0.0 . It might not be the best thing to do but it beats the alternative .
Honestly I haven't had anything besides non alcoholic beer for over a year now and had my last drink January 1st 2020 (what a year to give up the sauce) but I have had great success because of it and I honestly dont view alcohol the same as I use to. It's worked for me, and maybe won't work for everyone but i still enjoy the taste of a beer but not so much the side effects of being intoxicated. NA beer is a win win and they make NA's that are 0% so do what works for you.
Yup me too. I was a bigger Hennessy drinker so beer was something I would drink while eating or watching sports. 2 years sober (cold Turkey ) now I drink non alcoholic beers. But I don’t play with non alcoholic liquor.
Currently 4 days “ sober” and going to AA, but I must admit NA beer seems to help, I’ve drank O’douls and such but atleast I’ve managed to stay away from actual beer.
This is so disappointing to hear and to be honest with you I don't believe a word you say. 0% alcohol drinks are a Lifeline so you don't Relapse into that dark world again you can still go out and enjoy company in a pub still see your friends in the social environment of a pub without feeling the urge to have an alcoholic drink your friends appreciate your issue and let you get on with it.
Exactly, I enjoy my drinking lifestyle but I make stupid decisions after I've had too much alcohol. When I go out I can still drink with my friends and social with my alcoholic buddies. I just don't get drunk but I still taste the beer. I can drive myself home after a night on the town.
How is you recapture that lifestyle through drinking non-alcoholic beers. I don't think anybody throws up in their bathtub and calls their ex-girlfriend at 2 a.m. after three non-alcoholic beers. Is that a thing?
The idea is that when you drink a non-alcoholic beer, just the taste of the beer reminds you of the "good times" you were having when you were drinking regular beer, and may make you crave the real stuff so that you can feel the buzz that came with it again.
5:25 Fail a drug test for alcohol by consuming non alcoholic beer? Where the hell did you hear that? Gossip from your friends? It's so funny to hear those kinda talks sometimes. Talking nonsense, thinking they're right. And simply being to ignorant to do proper research. Normally I wouldn't bother. Just go about ignoring things like that. But this topic is touchy. Lots of people I know told me how NA beers helped them stay clean. So to everyone reading this and struggling with their addiction, non-alcoholc beverages are good to slowly ease out of it. Or for anyone who doesn't want to give up on beer entirely. As long as you stay with the non-alcoholic there's nothing to worry about. And here's why: What happens first to any liquid you drink? It gets cleansed in your liver. All harmful substances (like alcohol) get broken down and flushed out. To get drunk you'll need to consume enough alcohol where your liver can't keep up and the alcoholic blood reaches the brain. And THAT is just not possible with any 0.5% beverages. Your liver gets rid of it to quickly. You'd need to drink more than 12 large cans in under an hour just to get tipys. And truthfully, you'll get sick before you get drunk if you drink that much. Fun fact: Lots of softdrink have small amouts of alcohol in them. 0.3% in coke. But you dont get drunk on coke now do you?
Would you tell a meth addict that coffee is a no-no? Caffeine can be a powerful stimulant as is nicotine; no shortage of coffee and cigarettes in AA even though AA says to swear off all drugs and alcohol. Anyway that seems analogous to Vodka vs. O'Douls. Anyway if it works for you go for it imo. And if you relapse alternatively then it was a bad idea. Case by case basis I say.
Non alcoholic beers are great id rather take a non alcoholic beer instead of plain alcohol. The majority who take non beers pretty much never touch alcoholic beers ever again.
I'm 2 years sober and I feel it's individually , you feel that you can handal a non alcoholic beer cause you got your emotions and stuff togheter then that is all up to you, your the one making your disisions Temptations are always gonna be there everyday that's life you chose
Me personally being an alcoholic for 10 years and admittedly only recently in recovery (now 100 days sober) I find that having a non alcoholic drink around friends and family who do drink makes me feel like I’m not left out. I know that’s maybe not the best thing but it really has helped me in those harder moments when I’ve wanted to just have a beer. Mind I wasn’t ever a heavy beer drinker I was a vodka drinker.
I love the taste feeling of beer like a soda more than anything. Of course I drank to get drunk and drank hard lq but there was nothing like coming home to a cold beer after a long day was everything to me. So for me I can definately see non alcoholic beverages being beneficial for me in that since. I am fairly new into sobriety
Put it this way if you think about drinking non alcoholic beer to get the euphoric recall and you start thinking maybe I should just get the real thing then that should be alarm bells for you right there. I only started drinking non alcoholic beer 2 years into recovery because I was sick of drinking coke all the time. I don't get the craving to drink an actual beer and I don't feel the need to drink all of them at once either. I could have a 6 pack of zero beers in my house and forget that I had them. That would never happen with the real thing in addiction! So all the things people said maybe was a big problem for them, i knew one guy in rehab who said the sound of cracking open a can made him want a beer. Then again that's early recovery for ya, I think it's important that you reached the state of neutrality towards alcohol and you assess beforehand and check your motivation for drinking non zero beers. I think in early recovery I wouldn't advise it but once you've done some work on yourself you will know what your conscience deems right or wrong.
I'm not in recovery but alcohol has negative effects on me even for one drink. I do miss the taste of alcohol so I do NA. Some taste great others so much but what I don't miss is the buzz or the effects on my body. Might be different for people in recovery but that's my perspective.
It used to be that non alcoholic beers still had some alcohol in them. But that has changed. Heineken 0.0 and Budweiser zero both contain 0.0% alcohol and are completely alcohol free. although im pretty sure that some that have been around for a long time like odouls and busch na still have that small amount. You just gotta do your homework and figure out what to buy.
so non alcoholic has alcohol? I drink this ginger beer from bravo supermarket. i quit alcohol 3 months now but my gf introduced me the non alcoholic ginger beer. I'd feel real crappy if it truly does have alcohol in it
You really needn't worry about the 0.5% alcohol in NA beers. It's impossible to get drunk on that litttle bit. Or get addicted again for the matter. Every liquid gets cleaned first in your liver before it moves anywhere else in your body. And 0.5% alcohol is so litte that you liver has no problem getting rid of it immediately. And after that it's just like any other softdrink. As long as you stick to NA beers you won't ever mess up your recovery.
@@C-Rhodes I ain't worried about going back to alcohol. I quit mainly because I have cataracts and based on my research alcohol can trigger cataracts to grow. I used to drink pretty heavily tho
Non alcoholic beer for me is that slippery slope. I wouldn't even use mouth wash for a while, but got over that one. seltzer waters I have found to a great alternative to beer because of carbonation and so far it hasn't been a trigger.
Well if your in recovery now don’t do it but then if you have fun without it 7 years later and try Heineken‘s 0.0 alcohol you are good to go you’re gonna remember your high school years and you’re going to feel like a kid again and you’re gonna party harder with no alcohol affect no hangovers it’s amazing but you have to have that 100% courage to tell people fuck you if it has alcohol in it.
I think if you are a truly recovered alcoholic by using a Method such as The Sinclair Method and you are at the point where you genuinely no longer like or desire alcohol then you will be fine with alcohol free beer. However.... if you are a “recovering alcoholic” and are abstinent but still crave beer and you believe that you will be forever “broken”, then yes, it’s a slippery slope!
Even after this video I am still not sure whether I am helping or teasing myself My favorite NA beer is 'Penns Best' and here in VA it can be bought in a 6 pack of cans for $4 at our local Total Wine. It is far better tasting than ODouls and a fraction of the price. I remember seeing how expensive non alcoholic beer was in the regular store and thinking whats the point when I can get the real thing for the same price or less. A lot of times the price alone was enough to keep me from at least trying to get better. Another thought, when I 420d it up (which I am not advocating) a large part of how I became addicted to beer was to help manage cottonmouth. So these kinds of things may be good for those who do not wish to stop smoking but do want to cut out alcohol.
It's really good to not put alcohol in body but in case you want to drink something it's better to have 0.0%. I am sober for last 10 days but drinking 0.0% Beer which make me feel good
Rishi congrats on the sober time! I would encourage you though to try something other that NA beer. It is still holding on to old behaviors and we want to break free from that!
@@RealRecoveryTalk. Thank you for encouraging me. Yes I am try to not to drink even this Non AB and now it 45 days of being sober. I can feel my heath becoming better and also sleep quality
By the grace of GOD,I have been clean or abstemious from alcohol for almost 10 years now,but I recently took a sip from my friend’s non alcoholic beer.I felt nothing since I was not much of a beer drinker when I drank. That said, I see ABSOLUTELY NO added value in doing such. Not worth it. NOTHING is worth risking our sobriety for. NOTHING!!!
My view - I’ve been sober for 4 - 5 months now, decide to try the Budweiser 0.0 drank 4 on Saturday night and Monday Tuesday woke up feeling hungover, then the nausea started and anxiety crap pretty much ended having my withdrawals I had when I quit 5 months ago! On day 9 had some anxiety and fatigue today , mood swings damn it I shouldn’t of tried it. Has anyone else have this happen to them ?
Hey man the symptoms you described or exactly like I get I been battling my sobriety for hard this year I go 65 days then break 2 weeks break 45 then break but every time I drink to see if I can I even tryed one beer 2 days ago and it’s always the same fatigue like crazy shakes legs feels like pins and needles idk if it’s because I would send it too hard for many years and got alcoholic nerve neuropathy or just terrible withdrawals man. Nice to see am not alone was considering trying the Budweiser zero tonight but now idk. After hear your story
@@codylowe3539 yea I’m about 16 months sober now , I would advise against drinking any NA beer for at least a few years of being sober. I take vitamins now and ashwaganda. I went to my doctor and told him my plan when I wanted to get sober , I’d start there, alcohol withdrawals / detox can be deadly. The way I got sober and stay that way Is a channel on ytube called talk sober , every Thursday they have live 1 hour shows and you can live chat with them and a bunch of other people trying to quit or people like myself. But definitely go to doctor first don’t be embarrassed I drank for 18 years , my doctor told me it takes a month for every year you drank for your brain to return to normal. Exercise helps too , def check out Talk Sober good luck 👍🍀
These guys are talking about people drinking Budweiser and then going to O'Doul's, so of course they re going to have problems staying sober since they are going from one shitty beer to one infinitely shittier beer. Also they seem to be lumping everyone into the same mold, when everybody has their own path to sobriety. I see many people on here are stating that NA beer has helped them reach their sobriety goals, is that not a good thing?
.5% alcohol is so low you’d need to pound 15 NA brews within 5 minutes to equate the same amount of alcohol in 1 3.5% beer Your liver digests it too quickly lol
Lol y'all remind me of the person who said I can't maintain sobriety without being in group. I've been sober for four years now, and yeah, I drink NA sometimes, I also hang out at bars and with friends who are drinking. Hell, I even have beer and liquor in my fridge for guests. NA beer is a great alternative for me when I go to a bar with my friends and doesn't make me feel isolated or left out in the social group. As for the alcohol content, .05%? Sure maybe some folks should be avoiding it, but for a lot of us? Not a worry. You'd be surprised by the amount of food, drinks and medicine that have alcohol in it. Frankly, as somewho who works with addicts professionally and as someone in recovery, y'all seem like youre encouraging people in alcohol to continue having alcohol control their lives by distracting how they can maintain sobriety. You're taking and individual's power away.
Heard in every AA meeting, near beer should be drank near a detox. For alcoholics its the obsession with alcohol manifesting and its considered a firm SLIP. You don't need to know anything more than that. Its definitely not sobriety, the mind is still obsessing.
AA is not for everyone also , 0% beer might be a slipery slope for some but not for everyone , I never went AA and never will, I got sober without it and have no dirsre to drink again , now i trained my own mind that its a toxin and has no benefits, and riuns your heath , relationships, your carrer , nah fuck that been there done that
2 years sober (Cold Turkey). I drink non alcoholic beers. Yes I do slam them sometimes but I can’t play with non alcoholic liquor. I never used to drink beers to get drunk I was a heavy liquor guy so I don’t even touch non alcoholic liquor. 2 years sober and doing great!! My favorite so far Heineken 0.0, Budweiser Zero, O Douls
We are not all being drug tested. Your opinion is yours. I love the taste of a beer, so a NA beer or Zero alch beer is fine by me. One….not a six pack, again on a random basis. I’m in total disagreement with you.
NA drinks are only a slippery slope if you still view alcohol as being beneficial in any way (social crutch, sophisticated, healthy, helps you calm down, etc) all of those are myths. You have to first understand alcohol for what it is, but the perfectionist view of sobriety doesn't serve anyone. Sober people shouldn't gatekeep what sobriety is and shame other sober people for not being as 'sober' as them. There's more alcohol in foods, flavoring, medicines, etc than there is in the
Jeff thanks for the comment! I agree with you to a certain extent. I believe that NA beer is still trying to hold on to our old behaviors. Coming from someone that would drink 20 beers a day, I could not IMAGINE drinking NA beer. It is to much of a reminder of the "good stuff". But thats JUST ME! Again appreciate your feedback though!
Nonalcoholic beer doesn’t even taste like beer. We were allowed to have it in Iraq when I was in the Army. We were not allowed to have real beer. PEOPLE DID HAVE REAL ALCOHOL. They either got it from the Iraqis, had it sent from home or made their own “prison whiskey”. I can understand that it can be kind of a “gateway drug”. People say Marijuana is not a gateway drug, but, I disagree. Some people use weed, then get curious about other drugs. They sometimes try other drugs after using weed. I happen to use Medical Marijuana. I don’t use anything else except alcohol and Chocolate. I mention Chocolate both as a joke and seriously. Because, I am allergic to milk, but, I don’t care, I still love chocolate. It has a chemical in it that affects your brain. It makes you feel good and it tastes great! There has been a lot of research done on sugar. Scientists gave 100 rats Cocaine and sugar. They got them addicted to both. They ran them through a maze with 2 different exits. They did the maze several times. They knew the location of both exits. The Scientists putt Cocaine at One exit and sugar at the other. About 97 of the rats went straight for the sugar and not the Cocaine. That proves Sugar is much more addictive than one of the world’s most addictive drugs (Cocaine)! I have never been addicted to anything except Chocolate. But, I know a lot of people who are recovering addicts. They were addicted to either drugs and/or alcohol. Most of them have successfully recovered. Some have relapsed. In fact, I have an uncle who was an alcoholic. He went to AA and stopped drinking for 5 or 6 years. Then he started drinking again. He eventually committed suicide. He shot himself.
Thank You for the advice 🤗I am Not going to drink alcoholic or non alcoholic beer. But I will have non alcoholic mixed drinks. Like sprite with a cherry 🍒
I feel it depends on individual to individual. My dad is a recovering crack addict and he actively avoids certain streets and sections of town cause just being in the area triggers his cravings. I had a horrible energy drink addiction and since well, you can buy them anywhere I had to try really hard not to let smell and surroundings trigger me. I switched to coffee and gator-aid to help curb that addiction. I found that I was addicted to the rush of the caffeine and the rest of the stimulants that was inside the drinks as well as the fruity taste, so I found that black coffee paired with a gator-aide helped me break free from that. So I find that for some, an alternative or an outlet that is similar helps, and for others, it does not help.
Damn. That’s the hood stuff. One time I mixed real lean codine (purple ) with the jolly ranchers and ginger ale. Then took 3 shots of 151 Bacardi and blacked out then woke up at an house party getting grinded on by a bad rican.
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Well i was an alcoholic for about 20 years. Non alcoholic beers actually helped me a lot to quit alcohol. I tried almost every non alcoholic beer from every part of the world. I spent lots of money in non alcoholic beverages but i never regret it. 2 years clean and sober.
I look at it like quitting sugar, which I've had to do. It helps that I can have sugar free alternatives for the tastes I like.
Me too but I ain’t play with that non alcoholic liquors. I was more of alcoholic with spirts I never used to drink beer to get drunk but I used to drink it to chill. But that liquor I was a beast. So I can drink non alcoholic beers but non alcoholic liquor is too close to real thing. Plus I quit cold turkey. 2 years strong.
@Drick I'll never eat as much aspartame as they feed the rats. The insulin resistance side effects are not worth it.
its alcohol-ISM
not alcohol-WASM.
Going through the same now, hate to admit it but o’douls and NA beer is making it more bearable. Last actual “beer “ I had was 4 days ago. I’m going to AA and really trying.
Drinking heineken 0.0 helped me quit drinking alcohol (along with really wanting to quit alcohol) and have been 4 months sober, I found it to be a very helpful and effective substitute, it worked for me....
Same here. I woke up 1 day wanting to fully stop drinking but I still like the taste of beer. Heineken 0 was heaven-sent. As of now I have 0 wants of getting drunk
Same
Same here. Only Jever Fun (a german beer) comes closer to it, but it's like 0.3%
Wow I see that it really helps, I'm in 30 day probation, Should I try?
@@eaglevelez8842 of course yes, alcohol f.cks up your thinking, your decisions, relationships, liver, heart, kidneys, testosterone, finances, and the list goes on and on, just make sure you don't replace it with another bad habit. Best of luck and stay strong.
This is why i left recovery, opinions can be very dangerous making you live in constant fear and anxiety that your going to go back to your old ways. Its so sad i used to love recovery and fellowship but my life now socialising playing golf hanging around with friends who drink and being able to enjoy a non alcholic beer and just live a normal life free from watching and analysing every single thing i do is far more rewarding then chasing the approval of people in recovery. I must note i done the first 5 years in my recovery never going near non alcholic beer and working a very strong program but now living everyday life i feel no desire to have an alcholic beer or do drugs. Shame i cant go to meetings anymore because of people like yourself judging peoples decision's we are all different some people are stronger then others and some people need to avoid everyone who isnt in recovery both are fine you got to find your on way, just a shame people like you look down and judge other people in recovery not doing it like yourself. Not everything is a problem be happy and no1 rule dont pick up and enjoy your life.
I’m a recovering alcoholic, haven’t had a “real /regular beer” in 120 days , but if it wasn’t for o’douls and such I wouldn’t be able to do it. I’m honestly great full for NA beer. And I agree with you , thank for your take.
@@yammietits5040 I didnt touch non alcholic beer or even sauces with red wine in or anything for 5 years but now I'm a different person I can enjoy a non alcholic beer and not one part of me feels the need to drink or take drugs. Just saying people like them are the reason I left fellowship there is only fellowship if your willing to do and behave the way they do other wise your on a slippery slope on the way to relapse and need to be avoided it's just sad.
Was a heavy beer drinker for close to 40 years. Stopped cold turkey 1 year ago, non alcoholic beer saved me. Athletic is by far the best American brew and I love Guinness 0.0 . It might not be the best thing to do but it beats the alternative .
Run Wild and Upside Dawn are my favorites from Athletic
Honestly I haven't had anything besides non alcoholic beer for over a year now and had my last drink January 1st 2020 (what a year to give up the sauce) but I have had great success because of it and I honestly dont view alcohol the same as I use to. It's worked for me, and maybe won't work for everyone but i still enjoy the taste of a beer but not so much the side effects of being intoxicated. NA beer is a win win and they make NA's that are 0% so do what works for you.
Yup me too. I was a bigger Hennessy drinker so beer was something I would drink while eating or watching sports. 2 years sober (cold Turkey ) now I drink non alcoholic beers. But I don’t play with non alcoholic liquor.
@@TetherAlert Same. Its working wonders for me. Especially the NA IPA they have in my area. No alcohol craving after drinking them.
@jordanepperson4310 definitely. Wings/ burger or pizza with a NA beer is the best.
Currently 4 days “ sober” and going to AA, but I must admit NA beer seems to help, I’ve drank O’douls and such but atleast I’ve managed to stay away from actual beer.
This is so disappointing to hear and to be honest with you I don't believe a word you say. 0% alcohol drinks are a Lifeline so you don't Relapse into that dark world again you can still go out and enjoy company in a pub still see your friends in the social environment of a pub without feeling the urge to have an alcoholic drink your friends appreciate your issue and let you get on with it.
Exactly, I enjoy my drinking lifestyle but I make stupid decisions after I've had too much alcohol. When I go out I can still drink with my friends and social with my alcoholic buddies. I just don't get drunk but I still taste the beer. I can drive myself home after a night on the town.
How is you recapture that lifestyle through drinking non-alcoholic beers. I don't think anybody throws up in their bathtub and calls their ex-girlfriend at 2 a.m. after three non-alcoholic beers. Is that a thing?
Hahaha this hit home
The idea is that when you drink a non-alcoholic beer, just the taste of the beer reminds you of the "good times" you were having when you were drinking regular beer, and may make you crave the real stuff so that you can feel the buzz that came with it again.
5:25 Fail a drug test for alcohol by consuming non alcoholic beer?
Where the hell did you hear that? Gossip from your friends?
It's so funny to hear those kinda talks sometimes. Talking nonsense, thinking they're right. And simply being to ignorant to do proper research.
Normally I wouldn't bother. Just go about ignoring things like that. But this topic is touchy. Lots of people I know told me how NA beers helped them stay clean.
So to everyone reading this and struggling with their addiction, non-alcoholc beverages are good to slowly ease out of it. Or for anyone who doesn't want to give up on beer entirely. As long as you stay with the non-alcoholic there's nothing to worry about.
And here's why:
What happens first to any liquid you drink? It gets cleansed in your liver. All harmful substances (like alcohol) get broken down and flushed out. To get drunk you'll need to consume enough alcohol where your liver can't keep up and the alcoholic blood reaches the brain.
And THAT is just not possible with any 0.5% beverages. Your liver gets rid of it to quickly. You'd need to drink more than 12 large cans in under an hour just to get tipys. And truthfully, you'll get sick before you get drunk if you drink that much.
Fun fact: Lots of softdrink have small amouts of alcohol in them. 0.3% in coke. But you dont get drunk on coke now do you?
Thank you so much for posting this!
Would you tell a meth addict that coffee is a no-no? Caffeine can be a powerful stimulant as is nicotine; no shortage of coffee and cigarettes in AA even though AA says to swear off all drugs and alcohol. Anyway that seems analogous to Vodka vs. O'Douls. Anyway if it works for you go for it imo. And if you relapse alternatively then it was a bad idea. Case by case basis I say.
Some people just like the taste of beer and don't want the effects of alcohol. It's that simple. Talkin about a 0.5% of alcohol oh no!!
David Denny well said, I don’t consider myself a alcoholic but I love beer. I drink non-alcoholic during my work week and real beer on the weekend.
You would have to drink like 100 na beers to get drunk and you would piss it all out or get sick before you ever obtained a level of intoxication lol
Non alcoholic beers are great id rather take a non alcoholic beer instead of plain alcohol. The majority who take non beers pretty much never touch alcoholic beers ever again.
Nope people want that cool beer taste
I'm 2 years sober and I feel it's individually , you feel that you can handal a non alcoholic beer cause you got your emotions and stuff togheter then that is all up to you, your the one making your disisions
Temptations are always gonna be there everyday that's life you chose
Me personally being an alcoholic for 10 years and admittedly only recently in recovery (now 100 days sober) I find that having a non alcoholic drink around friends and family who do drink makes me feel like I’m not left out. I know that’s maybe not the best thing but it really has helped me in those harder moments when I’ve wanted to just have a beer. Mind I wasn’t ever a heavy beer drinker I was a vodka drinker.
Under that logic, even cigarettes are a trigger and you are in a slippery slope...
I love the taste feeling of beer like a soda more than anything. Of course I drank to get drunk and drank hard lq but there was nothing like coming home to a cold beer after a long day was everything to me. So for me I can definately see non alcoholic beverages being beneficial for me in that since. I am fairly new into sobriety
Noah thanks for that!! It can work for some I suppose!! But it is rather risky IMO
@realrecoverytalk9972 I definately can see how and get your point
Put it this way if you think about drinking non alcoholic beer to get the euphoric recall and you start thinking maybe I should just get the real thing then that should be alarm bells for you right there. I only started drinking non alcoholic beer 2 years into recovery because I was sick of drinking coke all the time. I don't get the craving to drink an actual beer and I don't feel the need to drink all of them at once either. I could have a 6 pack of zero beers in my house and forget that I had them. That would never happen with the real thing in addiction! So all the things people said maybe was a big problem for them, i knew one guy in rehab who said the sound of cracking open a can made him want a beer. Then again that's early recovery for ya, I think it's important that you reached the state of neutrality towards alcohol and you assess beforehand and check your motivation for drinking non zero beers. I think in early recovery I wouldn't advise it but once you've done some work on yourself you will know what your conscience deems right or wrong.
I'm not in recovery but alcohol has negative effects on me even for one drink. I do miss the taste of alcohol so I do NA. Some taste great others so much but what I don't miss is the buzz or the effects on my body. Might be different for people in recovery but that's my perspective.
It used to be that non alcoholic beers still had some alcohol in them. But that has changed. Heineken 0.0 and Budweiser zero both contain 0.0% alcohol and are completely alcohol free. although im pretty sure that some that have been around for a long time like odouls and busch na still have that small amount. You just gotta do your homework and figure out what to buy.
so non alcoholic has alcohol? I drink this ginger beer from bravo supermarket. i quit alcohol 3 months now but my gf introduced me the non alcoholic ginger beer. I'd feel real crappy if it truly does have alcohol in it
You really needn't worry about the 0.5% alcohol in NA beers. It's impossible to get drunk on that litttle bit. Or get addicted again for the matter.
Every liquid gets cleaned first in your liver before it moves anywhere else in your body. And 0.5% alcohol is so litte that you liver has no problem getting rid of it immediately. And after that it's just like any other softdrink. As long as you stick to NA beers you won't ever mess up your recovery.
@@C-Rhodes I ain't worried about going back to alcohol. I quit mainly because I have cataracts and based on my research alcohol can trigger cataracts to grow. I used to drink pretty heavily tho
Non alcoholic beer for me is that slippery slope. I wouldn't even use mouth wash for a while, but got over that one. seltzer waters I have found to a great alternative to beer because of carbonation and so far it hasn't been a trigger.
Well if your in recovery now don’t do it but then if you have fun without it 7 years later and try Heineken‘s 0.0 alcohol you are good to go you’re gonna remember your high school years and you’re going to feel like a kid again and you’re gonna party harder with no alcohol affect no hangovers it’s amazing but you have to have that 100% courage to tell people fuck you if it has alcohol in it.
I think if you are a truly recovered alcoholic by using a Method such as The Sinclair Method and you are at the point where you genuinely no longer like or desire alcohol then you will be fine with alcohol free beer.
However.... if you are a “recovering alcoholic” and are abstinent but still crave beer and you believe that you will be forever “broken”, then yes, it’s a slippery slope!
Even after this video I am still not sure whether I am helping or teasing myself
My favorite NA beer is 'Penns Best' and here in VA it can be bought in a 6 pack of cans for $4 at our local Total Wine. It is far better tasting than ODouls and a fraction of the price. I remember seeing how expensive non alcoholic beer was in the regular store and thinking whats the point when I can get the real thing for the same price or less. A lot of times the price alone was enough to keep me from at least trying to get better.
Another thought, when I 420d it up (which I am not advocating) a large part of how I became addicted to beer was to help manage cottonmouth. So these kinds of things may be good for those who do not wish to stop smoking but do want to cut out alcohol.
Thanks for the comment!! We never throw stones at peoples experiences
jesus bro just drink a glass of water lol.
It's really good to not put alcohol in body but in case you want to drink something it's better to have 0.0%. I am sober for last 10 days but drinking 0.0% Beer which make me feel good
Rishi congrats on the sober time! I would encourage you though to try something other that NA beer. It is still holding on to old behaviors and we want to break free from that!
@@RealRecoveryTalk. Thank you for encouraging me. Yes I am try to not to drink even this Non AB and now it 45 days of being sober. I can feel my heath becoming better and also sleep quality
By the grace of GOD,I have been clean or abstemious from alcohol for almost 10 years now,but I recently took a sip from my friend’s non alcoholic beer.I felt nothing since I was not much of a beer drinker when I drank. That said, I see ABSOLUTELY NO added value in doing such. Not worth it. NOTHING is worth risking our sobriety for. NOTHING!!!
My view - I’ve been sober for 4 - 5 months now, decide to try the Budweiser 0.0 drank 4 on Saturday night and Monday Tuesday woke up feeling hungover, then the nausea started and anxiety crap pretty much ended having my withdrawals I had when I quit 5 months ago! On day 9 had some anxiety and fatigue today , mood swings damn it I shouldn’t of tried it. Has anyone else have this happen to them ?
Hey man the symptoms you described or exactly like I get I been battling my sobriety for hard this year I go 65 days then break 2 weeks break 45 then break but every time I drink to see if I can I even tryed one beer 2 days ago and it’s always the same fatigue like crazy shakes legs feels like pins and needles idk if it’s because I would send it too hard for many years and got alcoholic nerve neuropathy or just terrible withdrawals man. Nice to see am not alone was considering trying the Budweiser zero tonight but now idk. After hear your story
@@codylowe3539 yea I’m about 16 months sober now , I would advise against drinking any NA beer for at least a few years of being sober. I take vitamins now and ashwaganda. I went to my doctor and told him my plan when I wanted to get sober , I’d start there, alcohol withdrawals / detox can be deadly. The way I got sober and stay that way Is a channel on ytube called talk sober , every Thursday they have live 1 hour shows and you can live chat with them and a bunch of other people trying to quit or people like myself. But definitely go to doctor first don’t be embarrassed I drank for 18 years , my doctor told me it takes a month for every year you drank for your brain to return to normal. Exercise helps too , def check out Talk Sober good luck 👍🍀
@@akaixl83 thanks man I will definitely do that and check them out Thursday!!
Budweiser Zero is Alcohol Free 0.00. Sounds like you drank or took something else.
There is actually alcohol in a lot of foods. More than the 0.05% O'douls has.
Load of bull.... Non-alcoholic 0.0% bier saved my life!
These guys are talking about people drinking Budweiser and then going to O'Doul's, so of course they re going to have problems staying sober since they are going from one shitty beer to one infinitely shittier beer. Also they seem to be lumping everyone into the same mold, when everybody has their own path to sobriety. I see many people on here are stating that NA beer has helped them reach their sobriety goals, is that not a good thing?
Remember this is the personal opinion of these 2 guys it’s personal the individual on their journey
Correct! Its our opinions for sure! And man we look yound in that video! Thanks for the comment :)
"mani-pedi.. i'll introduce you"
*hides fingernails on both hands*
.5% alcohol is so low you’d need to pound 15 NA brews within 5 minutes to equate the same amount of alcohol in 1 3.5% beer
Your liver digests it too quickly lol
Comparing non alcoholic beer to Listerine is.... interesting to say it politely
Lol y'all remind me of the person who said I can't maintain sobriety without being in group. I've been sober for four years now, and yeah, I drink NA sometimes, I also hang out at bars and with friends who are drinking. Hell, I even have beer and liquor in my fridge for guests.
NA beer is a great alternative for me when I go to a bar with my friends and doesn't make me feel isolated or left out in the social group. As for the alcohol content, .05%? Sure maybe some folks should be avoiding it, but for a lot of us? Not a worry. You'd be surprised by the amount of food, drinks and medicine that have alcohol in it.
Frankly, as somewho who works with addicts professionally and as someone in recovery, y'all seem like youre encouraging people in alcohol to continue having alcohol control their lives by distracting how they can maintain sobriety. You're taking and individual's power away.
Heard in every AA meeting, near beer should be drank near a detox.
For alcoholics its the obsession with alcohol manifesting and its considered a firm SLIP.
You don't need to know anything more than that.
Its definitely not sobriety, the mind is still obsessing.
Gerard! I couldn’t agree more!!!
AA is not for everyone also , 0% beer might be a slipery slope for some but not for everyone , I never went AA and never will, I got sober without it and have no dirsre to drink again , now i trained my own mind that its a toxin and has no benefits, and riuns your heath , relationships, your carrer , nah fuck that been there done that
2 years sober (Cold Turkey). I drink non alcoholic beers. Yes I do slam them sometimes but I can’t play with non alcoholic liquor. I never used to drink beers to get drunk I was a heavy liquor guy so I don’t even touch non alcoholic liquor. 2 years sober and doing great!! My favorite so far Heineken 0.0, Budweiser Zero, O Douls
Thanks for sharing, currently trying to stay “sober” with the help of o’douls. 4 days sober so far.
We are not all being drug tested.
Your opinion is yours. I love the taste of a beer, so a NA beer or Zero alch beer is fine by me. One….not a six pack, again on a random basis.
I’m in total disagreement with you.
I just like a cold beer and hot wings and this helps me do that
NA drinks are only a slippery slope if you still view alcohol as being beneficial in any way (social crutch, sophisticated, healthy, helps you calm down, etc) all of those are myths. You have to first understand alcohol for what it is, but the perfectionist view of sobriety doesn't serve anyone. Sober people shouldn't gatekeep what sobriety is and shame other sober people for not being as 'sober' as them. There's more alcohol in foods, flavoring, medicines, etc than there is in the
Jeff thanks for the comment! I agree with you to a certain extent. I believe that NA beer is still trying to hold on to our old behaviors. Coming from someone that would drink 20 beers a day, I could not IMAGINE drinking NA beer. It is to much of a reminder of the "good stuff". But thats JUST ME! Again appreciate your feedback though!
Nonalcoholic beer doesn’t even taste like beer. We were allowed to have it in Iraq when I was in the Army. We were not allowed to have real beer. PEOPLE DID HAVE REAL ALCOHOL. They either got it from the Iraqis, had it sent from home or made their own “prison whiskey”.
I can understand that it can be kind of a “gateway drug”. People say Marijuana is not a gateway drug, but, I disagree. Some people use weed, then get curious about other drugs. They sometimes try other drugs after using weed. I happen to use Medical Marijuana. I don’t use anything else except alcohol and Chocolate. I mention Chocolate both as a joke and seriously. Because, I am allergic to milk, but, I don’t care, I still love chocolate. It has a chemical in it that affects your brain. It makes you feel good and it tastes great!
There has been a lot of research done on sugar. Scientists gave 100 rats Cocaine and sugar. They got them addicted to both. They ran them through a maze with 2 different exits. They did the maze several times. They knew the location of both exits. The Scientists putt Cocaine at One exit and sugar at the other. About 97 of the rats went straight for the sugar and not the Cocaine.
That proves Sugar is much more addictive than one of the world’s most addictive drugs (Cocaine)!
I have never been addicted to anything except Chocolate. But, I know a lot of people who are recovering addicts. They were addicted to either drugs and/or alcohol.
Most of them have successfully recovered. Some have relapsed. In fact, I have an uncle who was an alcoholic. He went to AA and stopped drinking for 5 or 6 years. Then he started drinking again. He eventually committed suicide. He shot himself.
A ripe banana has up to 0.5% alcohol in it.
Thank You for the advice 🤗I am Not going to drink alcoholic or non alcoholic beer. But I will have non alcoholic mixed drinks. Like sprite with a cherry 🍒
Sprite with a Cherry sounds great! Good choice :)
I get so bored in Maryland I get that non al oholic
Orange juice and ripe bananas have .5 percent alcohol lol. It's not going to do anything to you in NA beer.
Correct, its the behaviors that we try and get away from
Taste?
It's called romancing the drink
I feel it depends on individual to individual. My dad is a recovering crack addict and he actively avoids certain streets and sections of town cause just being in the area triggers his cravings. I had a horrible energy drink addiction and since well, you can buy them anywhere I had to try really hard not to let smell and surroundings trigger me. I switched to coffee and gator-aid to help curb that addiction. I found that I was addicted to the rush of the caffeine and the rest of the stimulants that was inside the drinks as well as the fruity taste, so I found that black coffee paired with a gator-aide helped me break free from that. So I find that for some, an alternative or an outlet that is similar helps, and for others, it does not help.
I wonder if next we are going to hear the teachings of jesus christ and his latter-day saints
But biker Steve drinks it with his pizza every Saturday night
Why would you want any points ofalcohol in you!!! I agree with what he said!!!!
Then don't eat bananas, bread, vanilla flavoring, take medications, drink coke, etc.
I tried alcoholic beer and it triggered me eventually a month later I started drinking again!!!!!
Heineken 0percent is awesome
YUCK! Heineken anything is NASTY! In my opinion :) But hey thanks for the comment!!
shit i drink LEAN in recovery
Damn. That’s the hood stuff. One time I mixed real lean codine (purple ) with the jolly ranchers and ginger ale. Then took 3 shots of 151 Bacardi and blacked out then woke up at an house party getting grinded on by a bad rican.
Then you are not sober wrong channel!!!
Good job 😀
Lol yeah whatever, as bad as alcohol is, it’s still a social lubricant.
Don't agree with their arguments at all, and actually I want to find out, how good alcohol free beer is after working out anyway.
Thanks for the comment!!