“Every time I drank it was like playing Russian roulette, I didn’t know how or when it was going to end' - brave words from Lancashire mum Charlotte who knew things had gone too far
Charlotte Southall first realised her unhealthy relationship with alcohol when she absent-mindedly began to pour herself a glass of vodka one morning.
But actually, despite outward appearances, Charlotte was miserable. She said: "Whenever I would drink, it almost always ended in negative consequences that had an impact on my relationships, and soon it began to affect all aspects of my life - it was making me mentally and physically unwell. I spent so much time burying myself beneath alcohol that I lost view of who I really was and I really didn’t like myself anymore.
The mum-of-one continued: "I think in the end I was just sick and tired of trying to control my drinking, I was tired of constantly trying to recover from my alcohol fuelled binges, I was tired of trying to defend myself for situations I couldn’t even remember as I’d blacked out and most of all I wanted to repair my relationships with myself and my family I wanted to make my mum proud again. I wanted to be me again.
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