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Recovery glossary
Use this page when a treatment, sober-living, mental-health, family-support, or faith-related term needs a plain explanation before you keep reading.
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- The glossary explains terms. It does not replace assessment, therapy, medical care, or detox guidance.
- Definitions here are educational and not individualized clinical advice.
- Use the related article links when a short definition is not enough for the decision in front of you.
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Enabling
Enabling usually means reducing pressure to face reality while the core pattern stays unchanged. It can look compassionate in the moment, but repeated rescue, secrecy, or consequence-removal often makes recovery less likely rather than more likely.
Also searched as: enable, enabler
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