Posts Tagged ‘codependency’
“The Dance” — Addiction is a Family Disease
Codependency and addiction – they go hand-in-hand and eventually become something of a dance. Let me explain… Addiction (whether to drugs or alcohol) affects everyone in the family, which is why it’s commonly referred to as a “family disease.” It causes members of a family to develop coping methods that help them interact with one…
Read MoreAn Adult Child of an Alcoholic Shares Her Story
Herself an adult child of an alcoholic, award-winning author of Goodbye America, passionate advocate for children of alcoholics and author of Supreme Sacrifice, Rita Malie, shares what it’s like in the following guest post. An Adult Child of an Alcoholic Shares Her Story by Rita Malie When I was born in the 1940’s, there was little…
Read MoreCoping With Secondhand Drinking | Drugging as a Young Person Can Cause a Young Person to Wire Unhealthy Coping Skills
Secondhand Drinking | Drugging – when a young person is “forced” to cope with a family member’s ongoing drinking or drugging behaviors, it can actually change how that young person’s brain wires. This, in turn, means it can actually change that young person’s life. Impacts of Coping With Secondhand Drinking | Drugging In previous posts,…
Read MoreSecondhand Drinking | Drugging – Codependency Connection & the Health Consequences Thereof
Understanding the secondhand drinking | drugging – codependency connection offers an opportunity to reframe a confusing subject. In this reframing, we find opportunities to better help those coping with a loved one’s drinking | drugging behaviors. Secondhand Drinking | Drugging – Codependency Connection Explained The term “codependent” is often used in the world of addiction…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery – Why All Does Not Seem Better When Your Loved One Stops Drinking
Addiction Recovery – why does it not “feel” better when a loved one finally stops drinking (or using drugs, if they’re a drug addict) and seeks help? Time and again readers and those I speak with express their concerns that “things” don’t feel better once the drinking (or drug use) stops. They worry that “this…
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