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May 22, 2021- Nikki had a successful career in healthcare, a detached home and, more importantly, two children and a loving and supportive husband.

But alcohol held her in a vice-like grip for 15 years – and in lockdown, it grew even tighter.

Nikki spent £150 a week on wine, sinking three bottles a night and topping up with three triple gins or vodkas.

Every day started with a hangover and she sometimes couldn’t remember what had happened before she blacked out. She was also left nursing a £10,000 debt headache too. 

Nikki says: “Lockdown made my drinking worse. I didn’t have to drive to work meetings and the stress of Covid and job uncertainty all added to my anxieties. The way I calmed down was with alcohol.

“I thought I was coping – but was lying to myself. I knew I had a problem, I just didn’t want to admit it. “I’d crack open the first bottle of white wine about 4pm, ­occasionally 3pm, then over the evening, I’d knock back the fizz or white wine.

“I’d often wake up, vomit bile, then look to see if I had bruises or aches, unsure if I’d bumped into something or tripped.

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