Being a good friend or family member is important, but sometimes delivering some good old fashioned tough love is equally essential. When someone you love faces an alcohol addiction, the first thing you want to do is leap to their rescue, but too many times the rescuer becomes the enabler to their … [Read more...] about4 Ways to Avoid Enabling an Alcoholic
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2 Things Enabling Isn’t
Do you know what enabling is? We discussed what it means recently in What Is Enabling? Now, we’re clearing up some confusion by talking about what enabling isn’t. There are many mixed opinions about what does and doesn’t enable an addict. Just look at these two opposite opinions: Stop … [Read more...] about2 Things Enabling Isn’t
What Is Enabling?
If you want an individual in your life to recover, don’t enable their addiction. Have you ever heard this advice? Maybe you read it online, in a book, or heard it from a counselor or medical professional. Either way, it’s good advice. Enabling doesn’t help anyone, but what exactly is enabling? With … [Read more...] aboutWhat Is Enabling?
Does Calling Addiction a Disease Enable Addicts?
Andrew is addicted to cocaine. 15 years ago he drank himself drunk and smoked weed for the first time. It was intense, and something about it was pleasurable. Andrew wanted more, and one of his buddies introduced him to cocaine. Before he knew it, he was behind bars serving a sentence for … [Read more...] aboutDoes Calling Addiction a Disease Enable Addicts?
