Isn’t codependency caused by the addict’s behavior?
If you are referring to the children in the home that is very likely. If you are referring to adults in a relationship the answer is no. This is a convenient place for them to act out attitudes and behavior they had prior to the relationship. Certain types of jobs also are attractive to codependents for similar reasons. Question: ” A cocaine addict doesn’t need to stop drinking alcohol if they drink moderately… Answer: Addiction to one drug makes using any other drug dangerous. One follow-up on relapse with cocaine addicts showed that 50% of them first used alcohol and often in small amounts. One former patient said it best: “I don’t relapse on cocaine every time I drink alcohol but every time I relapsed I had been drinking first.” Question: Isn’t stress what makes alcoholics relapse or continue to drink? Answer: There are a number of problems with this concept. Stress is a very generic term and if you ask ten people exactly what do you mean you will get ten different answers. In gen
