Sometimes Enabling Is More Subtle Than Handing Them Cash

Sometimes, while sincerely trying to help loved ones of alcoholics can inadvertently do things that help them continue in their dysfunctional behavior. You may genuinely believe that you are helping the situation, when in the long run the opposite is true.

Alcoholism has been called "cunning, baffling, and powerful" for the alcoholic and sometimes the same can be true for those who are closest to them.

Answering these 12 questions will help you understand what enabling is and help determine if some of the things you have been doing to help has actually be enabling.

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