“I know it’s absolutely wrong what I did.

I lied and there’s no excuse for it.”

Eric is, in fact, alive, and currently works as a doctor in Florida.

Elisabeth Finch on Grey’s Anatomy

Elisabeth Finch (center) on set of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.Mitch Haaseth/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

I lied and there’s no excuse for it."

But there is “context for it,” Finch said.

Some people drink to hide or forget things.

Drug addicts attempt to alter their reality.

Some people cut."

“I lied,” she said.

“That was my coping and my way to feel safe and seen and heard.”

She fills her days with long walks and therapy.

“Who’s not talking to me because they don’t know what to say.

Who’s not talking to me because they’re pissed off.”

“It’s been a very quiet, very sad time,” she added.