Helping your friend cheat on a test.
Giving a family member living with a substance use disorder the money to buy drugs.
Covering up for a colleague’s consistently poor performance.
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Making excuses for apartners excessive drinking habits.
These are all examples of enabler behavior.
What Is the Role of an Enabler?
Breaking this pattern can be the first step toward breaking the cycle of harmful behavior.
Its basically a lose-lose situation for everyone involved.
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