Oftentimes, people will enable an addict because they’re codependent on them. Codependency is a word that gets thrown around a lot in recovery circles, and some people are certain they’re codependent when they aren’t, while others are certain they aren’t...
In a previous post I talked about all the different signs and indicators that something might be going wrong in your family. But there’s a huge shift from seeing a problem, to the level of actually admitting the problem. And man, we do not like to admit problems, even...
Last week I wrote about the Ten Signs Your Kid Has a Problem (with drugs or alcohol). Today I wanted to offer up more context around this specific area of interest, so I’ve posted the transcript from an interview I did with a great counselor friend of mine here...
What makes an addict an “addict”? At what point do they cross the line? What does an unmanageable life look like? What percentage of their income do they need to start spending on their drug of choice before we call it a problem? Does it only become an addiction if...
I don’t have any statistics on this, but I would venture to say that one of the more common adjectives used to describe people that we don’t understand is: “crazy.” Think about it. How many times have you said… “He’s crazy.” “She’s crazy.” “They’re crazy.” “Her...
