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It's easy to get frustrated when a loved one keeps damaging themselves. This frustration can make us guilt-tripping them. But shaming someone seldom works.
When it doesn't work, we may start to make excuses for them to explain their problem away. This won't help either.
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Enabling may accidentally happen when you are trying to help, but after an extended period, you realise that you are really helping.
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We cannot control another person's behavior nor change it.
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Many people try to help a loved one make significant life changes but fail. They may try to help a spouse quit smoking or get a roommate out of an abusive relationship. They may feel that if they don't help, the person will come to ruin.
Instead of helping, they are engaged in enabling be...
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We cannot control another person's behavior nor change it.
Someone might resort to guilt when they don’t know how to advocate for themselves in more direct ways.
If you notice signs suggestive of guilt-tripping, use open-ended questions to encourage them to express themselves directly:
When someone talks about their problems, we are jumping in the problem-solving mode straight away. While dealing with people, this approach can backfire.
A better approach is interacting with people is to just listen and validate their struggles, make them feel heard and unders...
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