• When people that care about them know at least something’s not right. 

• Questions about their finances, career, social life, etc. are difficult to answer. 

 

• When they had underlying issues growing up that they fell into a trap with self medicating with addictive substances or behaviors and are now addicted. 

• 4. When they should stop but continue to do drink, drug, over medicate, binge, gamble, over spend, are experiencing food issues. 

 

• When you can see they are wrestles, irritable, and discontent – the opposite of happy, joyous, and free.

• When they go to bed late, sleep late, or generally have issues sleeping.

 

• When they are late for appointments.

• When you can see their potential is high but they are settling for less in their job, relationships, social life, etc.

 

• When you have broken promises and shattered dream. 

• When they have tried to quit on their own and are still doing it. 

 

• When they are using more than they used to, are developing tolerance, and might be experimenting with more addictions.

• When they continue their course of action despite consequences. 

 

• When they say I can do this on my own, leave me alone, this is someone else’s fault or any other type of rationalization and denial patterns. 

• When you see co-dependence and enabling loved ones keeping the door open for more self-destructive patterns. 

 

• When people around the addicted person want them to live, not pre-maturely die, become institutionalized, and hurt countless innocent people along they way.