![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/a-virus-made-me-think-it-was-the-1970s-i-couldnt-look-in-the-mirror/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/alison-op.jpg&description=A MUM has told of the heartbreak she felt when a virus made her think it was still the 1970s. Alison Winterburn, 61, said she couldn't even look in the mirror because she was so shocked by the older face staring back at her. A virus left Alison Winterburn, now 61, thinking it was the 1970sCredit: MEN Media The mum-of-two was a teenager in the '70s and was shocked when the reflection looking back at her was far older than thatCredit: MEN Media She also couldn't look at the price of anything - she was horrified how the figures had skyrocketed. The Manchester mum-of-two was left thinking it was the disco era after suffering the devastating effects of a brain injury, which left her confused as to who and where she was. Fifty years ago Alison was a teenager, which is why she was so stunned when she looked in the mirror one day and saw the face of a then-51-year-old looking back. She applied some makeup and looked at herself again, but as she blinked the image did not change. Alison then checked behind the mirror - she was convinced there was another woman in the room. But no one else was there and it wasn't the '70s - it was 2012. Alison told the Manchester Evening News: 'I was genuinely shocked to see a middle-aged lady looking back at me and not the youngster I expected." She added: 'For a long time I wouldn't allow my husband to buy the newspaper because I was horrified by the inflated prices. "I couldn't quite comprehend the time jump between the era I thought I was living in and my twenty-first-century reality. "My catchphrase became: 'It's how much?!'" Alison said she had an "unnerving bought of confusion" for weeks, adding: "I truly believed it was still the 1970s. "Gradually, my short-term memory improved and, with the continued support of my family, I slowly came to terms with the real middle-aged and married-with-children 'me'. "I effectively had to relearn who I was. I had no idea where I was, even in my own home." During that time 10 years ago, Alison's famil){kind=link}
A MUM has told of the heartbreak she felt when a virus made her think it was still the 1970s.
Alison Winterburn, 61, said she couldn’t even look in the mirror because she was so shocked by the older face staring back at her.
She also couldn’t look at the price of anything – she was horrified how the figures had skyrocketed.
The Manchester mum-of-two was left thinking it was the disco era after suffering the devastating effects of a brain injury, which left her confused as to who and where she was.
Fifty years ago Alison was a teenager, which is why she was so stunned when she looked in the mirror one day and saw the face of a then-51-year-old looking back.