Tag: SUD

Enabling Addictive Behaviors Changes Family Dynamics

Enabling Addictive Behaviors Changes Family Dynamics The Family Dynamics of Enabling Addictive Behaviors

A family member struggling with substance use disorder (SUD) or behavioral addiction unwittingly changes the family dynamic. It’s an insidious splinter in the family system. Their behavior can be scary, frustrating, sad, aggravating, bewildering, and intrusive. This volatile situation can be highly emotionally charged for everyone. The family soon lives within a dysfunctional matrix due […]