Paul Merson admits he wanted to 'kill himself' amid alcohol battle

Paul Merson has revealed the desperate moment he almost took his own life after spiralling into depression.

Writing exclusively in his Daily Star column , an emotional Merson said: “On Monday I’ll have been sober for a year. But this time last year, I wanted to kill myself."I didn’t take enough to do anything but I had them there. With vodka. It was scary. “I’m not beating myself up, drinking and gambling all the time and asking why I’m doing this to myself.

But the former Aston Villa and Middlesbrough star insists his problems all stem for alcohol abuse – and claims he has never felt better after spending a year off the booze.

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