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'I put myself in rehab to save my family' Mum-of-two shares how her drinking escalated during lockdown

Anna Roberts sitting on a bench beside a picture of her family.

Like a lot of parents, mum-of-two Anna Roberts enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine in the evenings. But eventually, she found herself £8,000 worth in debt and struggled to imagine life without alcohol. She tells us how she overcame her addiction.

Creeping out of bed at 7am, I tiptoed downstairs and poured a glass of wine. ‘It’s medicinal,’ I told myself, but deep down, I didn’t really believe that. Until 2019, I was what I’d call a ‘normal’ drinker – enjoying a glass or two of wine most evenings to relax, like lots of mums.

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