Without the will to treat

In love with an addict: A life on the edge

If the partner doesn't want to be helped, the addiction will take over their thoughts. This can end badly for both of them.

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It's a dark subject that we're touching on here. Anyone who falls in love with someone who is addicted but resistant to therapy is venturing dangerously close to their own abyss and also endangering their own life. Yes, sometimes feelings really do change things - but ultimately very rarely. About small chances of love.

Regardless of whether it's alcohol, drug, gambling, shopping, work or other addictions: "Addiction always has a certain dynamic: it triggers positively perceived endorphin surges in contact with the addictive substance or behavior," explains psychotherapist Peter Stippl, Vice President of the Austrian Federal Association of Psychotherapy (ÖBVP). "However, this also means that the dose and frequency of what makes you addicted must be increased further and further in order to experience this feeling of happiness." A vicious circle.