It's probably pretty normal to start wondering about that and try to categorize it. I have seen a lot of threads about people questioning what kind of drinker they really are. I know I spent some time on that one. It seems to be a lead in to "since I'm not actually an alcoholic it may be possible for me to moderate."
It was the YET that got me too. No one thinks I have a drinking problem. They all think I just overreacted to a situation. I decided it didn't matter that I was not physically addicted because at some point I would be. At some point my loved ones would be begging me to get help. I was the frog.
The boiling frog story is a widespread anecdote describing a frog slowly being boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death. The story is often used as a metaphor for the inability or unwillingness of people to react to significant changes that occur gradually.[1] According to contemporary biologists the premise of the story is not literally true; a frog submerged and gradually heated will jump out.[2][3] However, some 19th-century experiments suggested that the underlying premise is true, provided the heating is sufficiently gradual
Congratulations on your upcoming 3 weeks.