'I thought my heavy drinking was fine because it was after 6pm. It wasn't'

'People think an alcoholic is someone who wakes up shaking and needs a drink - they're really not'

Louise Westhead watched the clock as she patiently waited for it to strike 6pm. Just a few minutes past the hour, she reached for her bottle of wine.

What started out as the odd glass of wine every night turned into two bottles and strong lager. Before long, Louise found herself waiting for the “magical” time of 6pm, knowing she could pour herself a glass without it being unacceptable. As the years passed by, Louise began drinking heavily every single day, often by herself and in secret to hide her addiction from her family.

“I like to think I’m a relatively intelligent woman,” the mum added. “I knew would have been doing me harm. “I kind of felt abandoned and adrift,” she added. “It was like, ‘Woe is me, I’m cursed,’ it was another excuse for an alcoholic to carry on drinking. The mum has since been back in touch with her GP and has received a referral for face-to-face PTSD counselling.

Louise has since set up Atherton Recovery Club, a peer group aimed at helping people overcome addiction.

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