"Enabler" → family member affected by gambling / affected other

Stigma-preferred language

Definition

It blames the person absorbing the damage — usually a partner or parent — for the damage. Bailouts are a diagnostic feature of gambling disorder, not a character defect in the person who paid.

Preferred phrasing

affected other · family member affected by gambling.

Source

Primary source for this whole section: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/addiction-ary/ Supporting: https://pttcnetwork.org/non-stigmatizing-language/ · https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/person-first-language-heroin-use-disorder/

Cite this

Betttr. ""Enabler" → family member affected by gambling / affected other." The Gambling Recovery Glossary. https://betttr.net/glossary/enabler/ (accessed 2026-09-20).

Last updated: 2026-09-20.

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