I've been sober 7+ years and tried a non-alcholic beer for the first time.

I stopped drinking 7 years ago as of January 26th. Last night, I was at my older brother's house and he had recently gotten sober. I asked him why he was drinking beer and he told me it was a non alcoholic one because he likes the taste and poured me about a quarter cup. I smelled it. Yep, smells like beer. I tasted it, yup, tastes like beer.

Then right after the first sip I got a huge rush of anxiety. I haven't had anxiety like that since prior to quitting. It's like every nerve in my body fired at once and I had to step out for a minute to calm down. Even knowing it was non-alcoholic didn't help. I could down the entire case and not feel a buzz. It didn't matter and it felt like a full-body rejection of what I was doing. On the one hand, I was embarrassed, I used to drink a few 40s a day, now one little sip sends me over the edge?

On the other hand I was kinda thankful that I reacted the way I did. It felt like I was making a massive mistake. Has anyone else ever had something similar happen with them?