Enable Your Spouse: Supporting is not the same thing as enabling, which is encouraging negative behaviors. Examples of enabling as the spouse of an addict include lying for your spouse to help them avoid taking responsibility for their actions or otherwise helping to “cover-up” their addiction....
Bernal, G., Rodriguez, C. and Diamond, G., 1990. Contextual Therapy: Brief Treatment of an Addict and Spouse, Family Process, 29: 59-71.Bernal, G., Rodriguez, C. & Diamond, G. (1990). Contextual therapy: Brief treatment of an addict and spouse. Family Process, 29, 59-71....
and you’ve not absolutely become an addict for such games, I think you must be a disciplined person. This machine is nicknamed as casino reform, but millions of children love it. And some people think that we should ban people under 18 from using this fruit machine. They regard it as ...
Then, one night, things get really out of control. Their spouse punches a hole through the wall, or falls down the stairs, or becomes angry and abusive. The next day, the person confronts him/her.He or she gets really angry,and tells the person “I do not have a drinking problem, i...
This type of trauma shatters the internal world of the spouse of an addict. All aspects of her life are affected. Her ability to function with employment, household duties, and parenting is disrupted. Her sense of self is altered. Often her spirituality is impacted. The experience is very ...
spe:As a perfume addict from childhood, many years ago, I suggest this: when she wears a perfume you truly enjoy on her, let her know. Repeatedly and unabashedly. Purchase some for her for Valentine’s Day, birthday, Mother’s Day, whatever is appropriate. Once she knows you are attract...
Emily always desired to be an architect, while growing up. Deschanel is good friends with TV producer, director, and actorDavid Boreanaz. She supports animal rights causes. Emily is a vegan. Emily previously owned a female dog of the Wheaten terrier breed. Now, that dog is with her ex-boy...
the odds say he’s now even more likely to win $2000. Obviously, the odds of winning are NOT in his favor, and anyone who doesn’t have a gambling problem can clearly see how illogical this approach really is. But alas, the addict’s mind never makes the connection and will continue...
Obviously, the odds of winning are NOT in his favor, and anyone who doesn’t have a gambling problem can clearly see how illogical this approach really is. But alas, the addict’s mind never makes the connection and will continue thinking this way until disaster is complete. Today, you ...
My questions and concerns are NOT just my attempts to make my husband an opioid drug addict as you told me yesterday. The opioids are, at this point, the only thing that have worked to give him some semblance of a normal life. I’m just asking that you not take them away simply beca...