Tuesday, September 4, 2007

co-dependency

re: ADHD
fr: strong, j. & flanagan, m. (2005). AD/HD for dummies. indianapolis, IN: wiley, p. 224.

"be careful not to fall into the trap of being CODEPENDENT. if your partner has AD/HD, DON'T DO EVERYTHING FOR HIM, and don't allow him to treat you or anyone else poorly or to rely too much on you to do things for him. (allowing this type of behavior is called enabling.)

"... working together. be supportive without enabling. be a partner, not a servant ...."

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