I didn't know if I was an alcoholic when I started attending meetings. I just knew I wanted to stop drinking. I think I just said "Hi I'm Tiger and I'm not sure if I'm an alcoholic or not." I think it's a fair bet that if you have found yourself in AA, you are an alcoholic, but as I was reminded again and again when I was new, the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. I thought alcoholics were the guys passed out on park benches with brown bagged bottles. I dind't know people like you or I could be alcoholics, which is why I didn't know if I was one. I didn't doubt that I was powerless over alcohol, I just didn't understand what that meant when I was new.