Originally Posted by
jakec 
First off im not bashing NA or AA because I know for a lot of people, that's what works for them.. But for some reason I always found it kind of degrading to label my self as an addict... I mean yeah I have a problem with drugs, but I don't see the need to label my self or anyone else anything other than a human being.. it's almost as if it makes me feel "less than" the "average" person..
maybe it's because I've never really liked labels for anything :p
Idk, maybe I sound crazy lol but anyone else relate? or have any advice on how to get past this?
You are mistaken. AA does not require that you label yourself an alcoholic. The only requirement for membership is a desire to quit drinking.
I do agree there are individuals in AA that really, really want you to label yourself alcoholic, and step 1 and 12 refer to alcoholics, but AA does not require you to label yourself.