
What are the definitions of these terms? And is there really an addiction dictionary?
The universal definition of enabling means giving someone the authority to do something. It can be looked at as a good thing in a business situation, for example. In the case of addiction or mental illness, it’s often a label we use in judgement of ourselves or others. So in behavioral health, we think enabling means are we helping the sufferer continue in their disease process.
Drilled down further, how are we doing that? By not kicking someone out of the house? By not putting our … Read more...