Grief and Sobriety

There were many big life events and losses that happened during my 21 year relationship with alcohol that went unprocessed. Drinking became my coping mechanism for any ‘too much’ feeling including sadness and grief. The alcohol effectively froze my grief so I didn’t have to deal with the overwhelming feelings associated with loss. When I stopped drinking and started to learn how to regulate my nervous system, that grief had permission to thaw. To be seen. To be acknowledged. And continues to ask to be processed.