How to “Sit With It” Without Avoiding, Suppressing, Ruminating, or Escaping (E288)
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Learning to manage emotions is one of the most difficult parts of sobriety. Many people don’t think they were drinking to cope, only to find out once they try to quit that they were. When I was drinking and in the first couple of years of sobriety, I used to make things more difficult for myself because I couldn’t manage emotions. I would ruminate, avoid, or escape with other self-destructive things like sugar, blowing up at people, or feeling completely overwhelmed. Part of being sober is learning how to deal with life in healthy ways, and not making things worse for ourselves. That’s what this episode is all about.
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Gillian Tietz. How to “Sit With It” Without Avoiding, Suppressing, Ruminating, or Escaping (E288). Sober Powered. 2025
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