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Definition of Enabling

Posted by fredjoiners on March 7, 2008

 

The many faces of codependency A brilliant post from; ‘Just For Today – My Al-Anon Diary – Living With An Alcoholic’

<The many faces of codependency

What Is Enabling?

Let’s start with the definition of “enabling” first:

“Enabling is doing something for someone, that they could, and should be doing themselves.”

“Helping is doing something for someone that they are not capable of doing themselves.”

Full post at My Al-anon Diary

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