That’s a classic strategy. I had a brief period of panic attacks that benzos really helped with that helped me gradually have less and less. I don’t particular like the feeling of the benzo, luckily, so it wasn’t appealing to take outside of acute need. My doctor did seem to want to monitor refills and asks me how often I take them (almost never now), so he was aware of the dependence issue. I do carry one around just in case, and very rarely, do in fact need it.