If your meeting is like most of mine, they will start off with the AA preamble, then ask if there is anyone atending their first AA meeting,"this is not to embarass you, but so we can get to know you". You just say "Hi, my name is ______" and you can add "and I'm an alcoholic" but you don't have to. You can sit in silence even. There are few rules in meetings, and none are garnered towards making newcomers feel uneasy or unwelcome. We are hear to help alcoholics, that's it. The pace of said help is up to you entirely. Granted, I'm in California, don't know if it's the same in my family's motherland. Good luck, and welcome to SR.
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