‘It’s like a grieving period’: Adwoa Aboah opens up about how lonely the journey to sobriety is

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Model Adwoa Aboah has revealed that there is loneliness attached to sobriety that feels like “a grieving period”. Speaking on the Reign with Josh Smith podcast for World Mental Health Day on Monday, Aboah said that getting sober means you can’t be among certain people or in certain situations. “I was lucky enough to go to treatment, so I met a mad variety of people there who’d been through all sorts of different things,” she said. “Even though it was pretty f***ing shit, I’m pretty lucky, to be quite honest, that I’ve been given this chance to do things differently and to look at situations in a more empathetic way, actually.” Additional reporting by PA