I have never tried to control my drinking and sometimes I can convince myself that maybe I am not an alcoholic. I did read in the BB where it tells you if you think you are not try controlled drinking. I was bad enough that I am taking others experiences and am assuming I can not control it. I have been sober for 6 months. What if I fail at controlling it? According to others that have tried it only gets worse and harder to stop the next time if you can stop the next time. So whether I am or not an alcoholic is not the point anymore - I am going to live without alcohol whether I may or may not be able to control it. Just for the record there is probably a 1% chance that I could control it and I am a betting person and wouldn't take those odds in a million years.
Thanks for the topic Sharon it is one of my favorites.