My dad and I are both trying to get sober and we thought having a family member who understands would help but we keep enabling each other's worst impulses. When one of us is struggling the other one uses it as an excuse to give up too and I don't know if we can do this together or if we're each other's biggest obstacle.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared vulnerability can become shared weakness when two people haven't learned to hold their own recovery first.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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