family addiction dynamics

The Invisible Roles Keeping You Stuck When You Love Someone With Addiction

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When you love someone with an addiction, it is easy to get pulled into invisible roles — rescuer, victim, persecutor, fixer, referee, protector. This post explains the Drama Triangle in simple language and shows how to begin stepping out of the cycle without becoming cold, cruel, or detached.

Woman holding a stack of unpaid bills, keys and a bottle while a distressed man sits in the background, illustrating how helping someone with addiction can carry the consequences for them.

Boundaries & Self-Protection

When Helping Keeps Them Sick

Leave a Comment / Boundaries & Self-Protection / Megan Ruffino

When someone you love is struggling with addiction, helping can feel like the most natural thing in the world. But sometimes the very things done out of love quietly protect the addiction from its consequences. This article explores the difficult truth about “borrowed consequences” — and why constantly rescuing someone may be keeping both of you stuck.