Addictions

What is coaddiction?

06 Dec

  • Coaddiction is an emotional state that the person closest to an addict can suffer., usually a family member, that grows in parallel to the disease of addiction (alcoholism and drug addiction).
  • Coaddiction begins to develop with the first signs of consumption by the addicted patient.. Initially the co-addict is in a stage of denial of consumption, when the individual presents the first contact with drugs, the family member rejects what he observes and minimizes it.
  • Then comes the suffering. A relationship of psychological codependency occurs, in which the family member speaks, chase, investigate, scream, makes the addict swear, commits you to stop using drugs and/or alcohol, no positive results.
  • A relationship of mistrust and conflict is created by assuming control of the life of the individual who consumes, since he loses the ability to manage his emotions and the responsibilities of life.
  • This pathology occurs with a higher incidence from parents to children and vice versa., followed by pairs; in such a way that parents interpret it as lack of love and assume management of their children's lives., which stimulates over-control of time and space but without positive results, creating more dependence on the addict and their life. In this pathology, monitoring and persecution usually occur to control the addicts..
  • The family member spends long hours of suffering and sleeplessness hoping that something they do will stop the consumption.; but, not happening, greater psychological dependence is created with the addict.

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