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  • It's Not a Character Defect

    OK, so everyone has a character defect. In other words, nobody's perfect!But it's really tough that when one exhibits the signs of a mental illness, the first thing one thinks is not, "I wonder if she's had a full worku…

  • More on Enabling

    Oops, I totally promised you a blog post yesterday. Enter killer migraine, follow that by puking child. Argh.Anyway, back to my ranting about enabling versus helping in a relationship.I've done a little twelve-step rec…

  • Helping or Enabling?

    What's the difference between helping someone that has a mental illness and enabling someone to stay mired in that illness?(And yes, ADD is a mental illness.)I inadvertently ended up in an online discussion somewhere els…

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