Thanks for posting this.
I get hung up on the labels, as well. Not long after I decide to stop, I convince myself that my binge drinking does not fit the criteria of being an alcoholic. As soon as I do this, it's "game on" and I start the cycle over again.
I think the truth of it is that if I didn't have a problem, I wouldn't try so hard to find a way to rationalize the way I drink.