enabling a person who has a mental issue

by GLORIA
(LINCOLN, NE)

MY BEST FRIEND IN THE WORLD HAS BECOME AN ENABLING PERSON TO ANOTHER PERSON THAT SHE SHARED A BUSINESS WITH YEARS AGO, THEY ALSO HAVE A HOME TOGETHER. THE PERSON THAT SHE ENABLES HAS A SEVERE MENTAL ISSUE, AND I HAVE BEEN WORRIED FOR A LONG TIME AND SHE DOES NOT SEEM TO GRASP THE SEVERITY OF WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN TO HER. I WORRY MYSELF SICK, BUT NO MATTER WHAT I SAY OR HAVE EXPLAINED TO HER ABOUT ENABLING BEHAVIOR SHE CONTINUES TO DO THE ENABLING. DOES ANYONE HAVE AN ANSWER?

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