Comment by OptionOfT

Please be careful with alcohol withdrawal. Always talk to your doctor about it.

Your body sends out signals all the time, and those get numbed by the alcohol. So your body compensates with sending out stronger / more signals.

If you stop cold turkey stuff that compensation mechanism doesn't just stop and can lead to Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome [0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome