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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
I had someone tell me this and I used it to justify another two years of drinking. I was able to quit cold turkey two years ago. You know your body, if it's too much then seek help. 

You can also start cutting back on the hard stuff, switch to beer, then quit that.
gpt
Beer is way easier to ease off of also, drinking two pints of liquor vs the equivalent alcohol in beer weighs different in your stomach. You may not feel any better but you're doing less damage to your stomach, liver, colon, and heart.