#enabling addiction

[markllockwood]

Addicted to your adult child

After counselling people with addiction issues for 23 years I can safely say that we have found that the enabler is often times at the very core of addiction issues. There is hardly ever been a case where someone suffering from addiction issues does not have an enabling parent or partner right behind them in the wings cheering their addiction on and calling it love. If you have a 40-year-old that…

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[recovery-journey]

How to Stop Enabling An Addict In Your Life

Living with a loved one struggling with addiction can be very difficult. It’s common to want to help them but your support can actually be doing more harm than good. But understanding what enablement looks like and how you can stop it can help encourage your loved one to pursue treatment and get the care they need.

Throughout this piece, we take a comprehensive look at how to stop enabling a loved one’s drug use and set proper boundaries for support.

We’ll explore topics and answer important questions such as:

What does enabling someone mean?

The different types of enabling behavior.

How to know if you’re enabling someone?

How to stop enabling a loved one?

The importance of setting boundaries.

What setting boundaries looks like?

[fuckadonsweeney]

So, when a drug addict tells you flat out that they wished they could get their drugs, they just don't have any money for it, and then turn around and ask to borrow money, do you give it to them?