When Loved Ones Enable Addictive Disease
In the world of addiction, to โenableโ means to assist the progression of the disease by interfering with the natural consequences of addictive behaviors. As you are reading this, youโre probably thinking, โWhy would anyone enable addictive disease? Make the situation worse?โ ย Unfortunately, and often very unintentionally, family members dealing with addictive behaviors, do just […]
Enabling VS Empathy – It’s a Fine Line – Interacting With Addiction
Even if you arenโt familiar with addiction treatment, youโve probably heard the term “enabler”.ย Enabling describes how loved ones interact with a person with a substance use disorder (SUD). And although many of us have heard the word, few of us know what it actually means. Enabling behavior is anything that supports an addictโs […]
