'I was just surviving on drink and rage'
A Burnley man has told how he reached his 'darkest place' after being crushed against the wall and barriers in the Hillsborough disaster.
The 61-year-old told how he was crushed against the wall and barriers before being knocked to the floor. Mr Whittle says he he believes he was temporarily unconscious before being pulled to safety.The grandad suffered multiple injuries in the incident, including crushed ribs, breathlessness and back problems - and still has swelling in his chest from that day. But he says the mental scars have lasted much longer.
He said: "I was just surviving on drink and rage. I really reached my darkest place. I had all the symptoms - nightmares, panic attacks, flashbacks, anger, resentment, frustration, low self esteem and paranoia. But I kept everything really bottled up and didn't get any help for years because the support wasn't there."
The dad-of-two has recently published his second book, ‘At The End of The Storm There’s a Golden Sky’, which documents his experiences since the disaster. He said the book, the sales of which will go to his granddaughter's school, looks at the inquests and how the government handled the disaster, ECHO reports.
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