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I feel like the advice here is a little weirdly targeted given:

> I don’t buy it for weeks at a time, then cave and have a 12 pack in a weekend and feel like garbage most of the time.

Doesn't sound like you're at all dependent on alcohol, you just need something to get you over the "well, why not?" urge. Make a bet with a friend and agree you'll donate a meaningful/painful amount of money to a cause you absolutely hate if you drink.

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The advice for quitting non-problematic drinking is "just stop", so at the point where someone is asking for help I think it's worth taking a bit more seriously.

I also interpreted his timeframe uncharitably closer to: "I haven't drank for two weeks, ignoring all previous data, therefore my pattern is 'i don't drink for weeks at a time'" because that's a trick I play on myself in many scenarios, and in certain states of mind I half believe myself no matter how ridiculous it is.

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