When Support Turns Toxic: How Enablers Reinforce Addictive Behavior
Susannah Amezquita
Support is meant to help us grow, yet sometimes the people who care about us end up feeding the very habits we’re trying to break. They may not realize they’re doing it. They may believe they’re helping. When support starts protecting or excusing addictive behavior, it stops being helpful and starts doing harm. This happens more than most people realize, especially with addictions that don’t involve substances. When the addiction is harder to understand, the enabling is easier to take root. Addictive behavior is more than drugs or alcohol When people hear the word addiction, they usually think of drugs or alcohol. Sadly, addictive behavior covers much more than that....
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