I drank like you did/do for a long time. Every night I'd have three beers. Maybe more on the weekend. But 3. That went on for about 3 years. Then I increased my drinking. More and more, on and on. My anxiety increased. I started having panic attacks and my world shrank until I sat at home drinking when I wasn't working.
I never got a DUI. I've never been arrested. But I was killing myself with my consumption. You may not identify with all of what you read or hear in AA, but look at what you have in common, not what you don't. You can't go without and when you do go without, you think about drinking. MIR is right, it's a continuum, not a state. If you continue, it will likely get worse. Is that something you want to risk? None of us needs alcohol to survive in the way we need food and water. Read around for tips and to find someone you can identify with.