Originally Posted by
intention 
I am a alcoholic but I say I am an alcoholic because everybody else does. "Recovery, service, unity"
Identifying myself like everyone else also keeps my ego out of it. My ego would always want me to make some grand gesture when I introduced myself which says "look at me I am different/special/unique/separate"
That's another thing I agree with. We're all in the same boat. No one's more special, or better than anyone else.