Addiction sometimes provides the perfect storm for codependency to develop. You may care so much about the person who is addicted that you feel as though you can’t stop worrying about them and subsequently your own wellbeing starts to suffer. There are some things that you can do to take care of yourself.
If you want to learn more about codependency and how to combat it, especially in relation to addiction, check out this blog post I wrote over at Angelus Therapeutic Services.