Enabling Addiction Worksheet

What behaviours have you engaged in that might enable your loved one’s addiction?        

In what ways have you possibly rationalized or excused these behaviors?        

How have these behaviors affected your loved one’s motivation to seek help or change?        

What changes can you make to stop enabling and start supporting recovery?        

How do you plan to implement these changes, and what challenges do you anticipate?        

References

  1. Bandura, A. (1977). Social learning theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  2. Beck, A. T., Wright, F. D., Newman, C. F., & Liese, B. S. (1993). Cognitive therapy of substance abuse. Guilford Press.
  3. Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational interviewing: Preparing people for change (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.

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