Who Loves Someone With Addiction?
Apr 28, 2026
What happens when you’re not the one struggling with addiction…
but the one who loves someone who is?
In this week’s episode of Master Stress with Dr. S, I begin a new series exploring something we don’t talk about enough —
the quiet, complex experience of loving someone with addiction.
Because over time, something subtle can happen.
You start to monitor.
To manage.
To prevent things from falling apart.
And without realising it, your life begins to organise itself around them.
Not out of weakness —
but out of care.
In this episode, we explore how this dynamic forms:
How the nervous system becomes hypervigilant, always anticipating the next crisis.
How the role of “helper” or “fixer” can slowly take over.
And how what we call codependency is often a deeper attempt to create safety through control.
But there’s a cost.
To your energy.
Your health.
Your sense of self.
And sometimes, even to how love is modelled for the next generation.
This episode isn’t about blame.
It’s about awareness.
Listen here
Because sometimes the most important question isn’t about them —
it’s about what’s happening within you.
With care,
Dr. Safia
Coach | Breathwork Facilitator | Doctor | Speaker
Bsc MBBS DCH DRCOG MRCGP MPH DipOccMed
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