Staying Clean and Sober in The Everyday World

What is enabling and how is it harmful to the addict?  Am I an enabler?  Is enabling a codependent behavior?  Sometimes well meaning family members actually are harmful to an addict.  Their actions can actually contribute further to the addiction.  Rather than helping as they intend they are actually hurting and do not even realize it.  Enabling the addict takes on many forms and can, itself, become an addiction to the one who is enabling. (more…)