Hi Tom and Welcome,
I'm glad you have reached out for information and support.
You recognize that you are alcohol dependent. As Hevyn said, alcoholism is progressive and it will worsen unless you stop drinking. And, the thing with alcoholism is that you can never predict when it will happen, which drink will be the one that puts you over the line from which you can never go back. That's why many of us are here - because we couldn't see it coming until it was too late.
If alcohol is causing concern and problems in your life, stopping drinking is the solution.