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When Should I Stop Helping Someone Who Won’t Help Themselves, Vol. 569, February 17, 2022

This was a question asked by a person on Quora and one that I believe all too many people are dealing with given today’s circumstances. The reality of the situation is that we want to have healthy happy people in our lives. This is the answer that I wrote: 

This is very simple: It is appropriate boundaries. Even as someone who works with people with mental health issues, I can only help them to the degree that they will apply themselves to help themselves. Anything else becomes a co-dependent relationship and they are unhealthy.

Cut the cord and move on with your life. Hopefully, the person will go on to get some professional help if that is what is required. But, it isn’t your job to help someone who is unwilling to do a thing to help themselves. You have your own life to live, so go on and live it.

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Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders. Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats. She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine. Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work. Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College. Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.