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"My identity as a housewife married to a lawyer and a woman who played tennis, hosted playgroups and volunteered with the PTA was gone."
The 40-year-old said the "ripple effect" of addiction on family members is "huge".
The Busted star opened up about his struggles with addiction in a new BBC documentary, in which his wife Emma says she was "so scared" he would die.
"Instead of using those first few months to bond with my son, I chose to sit in our bedroom drinking myself into oblivion."
The social media personality died six months ago at the age of 19.
The Chandler Bing actor has spoken about his issues with drug and alcohol abuse in his memoir Friends, Lovers And The Big Terrible Thing.
The Friends actor has been opening up about addiction ahead of the release of his new memoir charting his struggles.
The reality star offers an emotional insight into growing up with a parent impacted by alcoholism.
The Hollywood star said something fellow actor Will Arnett told him helped him to realise he had a problem back in the early 00s.
"I worry about what impact parents’ mental health is having on kids."