From Wine in Bed Every Night to Two Years Sober: Kate's Annetts Story

Kate Annetts sounds like she's been drinking. She hasn't touched a drop in two years.

At 22, she started slurring, falling, spilling drinks. GPs told her some people are just a bit wobbly. Seven years later she got a diagnosis: Friedreich's ataxia, a rare progressive condition. No cure. No mental health support. Just a letter and a goodbye.

So she drank. A bottle of wine a night in bed in a Brighton shared house. Two if the day was "stressful." Buying from different shops so no one clocked it. Watching EastEnders, holding the glass like the women on telly did. Convincing herself she deserved it.

Then lockdown. Then a best friend died. Then one pride weekend in 2023, hungover in a park watching Steps, something cracked open.

This is Kate's story of being disbelieved, drinking through a diagnosis, the moderation trap, and the quiet epiphany that finally stuck.

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Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.

www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

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