Does the word CODEPENDENCY come to mind?
The definition of CODEPENDENCY is when you are trying to fix someone else when you should be focusing on fixing yourself. The antidote? MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS…in the very best sense of that slogan. In other words…take very good care of your own business and stop meddling in the business of others. But the stakes are too high, you say. What if he ends up in jail? What if she makes a mess of her life? What if he dies? The risks are real. But the answer is the same. We cannot run their bodies with our brain. If someone we love is determined to go down a path involving great risks, even fatal ones, we cannot stop the process even when we put every effort into it. Calling 911 when a person is actively harming himself or others is the only exception. But we all have heard of persons who has managed to harm themselves even when incarcerated or in a psychiatric facility! Sticking our version of a cushion under their little fannies as they fall, sometimes only prolongs their addiction, thei
