I can understand where you are coming from because I too, knew I had a problem with alcohol, but wasn't convinced I was an 'alcoholic'. I had not lost my job, I still had nice things, still married, etc. But I realized that I was using alcohol to escape from dealing with life issues. The problem was that the life issues were still there after I stopped drinking for that day. It did become an issue and I knew that even though I could walk away from it for a day, few weeks, even a couple of months, something would happen to trigger me back to that drink to escape what I couldn't face in life. That's when I knew I had a problem - that my life had become unmanageable because I couldn't completely walk away from the alcohol. I have now been working a program now for 2 weeks now and it has done a world of wonders for me.
Only you can decide if you want to completely walk away or try the tricks and experiments. I wish you luck on your journey and peace with whatever decision you make.