How To Tell If I Am Enabling

Am I Enabling? Watching a loved one struggle with addiction can be one of the hardest things someone can experience. This is especially true for close family members, like children or parents. People who are suffering from addiction can become very manipulative in order to continue their substance abuse. The person who is at the other end of this manipulation and allows their loved one’s addiction to continue with little to no problems is considered to be enabling. Signs You Are Enabling You may have considered that you are enabling your loved one. Small acts, such as giving your loved one money when they ask or allowing them to use in your home, are obvious signs of enabling. However, enabling goes much deeper than that. Ignoring Enablers often ignore their loved one’s use and negative behavior. This means overlooking their problem, or denying that it is even occurring. They may allow their loved one to frequently argue with them, become complacent when they are out late night after night, or ignoring that their physical appearance or social circle has begun changing. Blaming Blaming others for the addict’s negative consequences or for their addiction is a common trait of an enabler. This means blaming their social circle and people around them for the negative patterns that occur. They can blame their job situation, their spouse or many other things for the addiction and never assume that the addict has an issue. Lying Enablers tend to lie about their loved one’s ad...
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