As for AA meeting OMG never ever ever could I do that I would find it too embarassing and fear I would meet someone i know!
You I kind of laugh every time I see that kind of statement, I was the exact same way even though I had the nick name of "The one armed man" in my neighborhood because no one ever saw me with out a cold one in my hand.
I got tired of being a DRUNK, I reached the point where I did not give a damn what anyone thought about me or said about me as long as they did not think of me or say I was a DRUNK.
Which would you rather be known as, That lady who always has booze on her breath and is drunk a lot, or a recovering alcoholic who attends AA.