Enabling Behaviour ...

Bailing loved ones out of their consequence to their actions.....a fine line between love and helping someone further into their demise

It’s not uncommon for loved ones to try to “help” the person with an addiction, but in ways that end up enabling the person to continue using drugs. Typical enabling behaviors include taking over responsibilities and feelings of the loved one with an addiction, working to minimize negative consequences for the person struggling with addiction, taking on blame for someone else’s addiction, and making excuses for poor behavior.

Financial enabling is also a classic way some may feel they are helping, when they are in fact, hurting someone who is unable to control their drug misuse.

A loved one may think that their money will go towards groceries, self-care, or other things like transportation, when in reality, someone who is in the depths of addiction will use cash for drugs before all else.

The fine line between helping and hurting can be very difficult for all people involved.