Alcoholics Anonymous John

Why is it called Alcoholics Anonymous when the first thing you do is stand up and say, ‘My name is John …?
‘My name is John , and I am an alcoholic’?
OKAY!!!! That’s it!!! You had fun with that question….HUH!!!!
Quid pro quo…..why do you have to click ’start’ on a computer to log out????????????
Well??????