Do you know someone who lives off of someone one else? Is their sole survival based on the labor of some else? They might be an adult dependent. A dependent status is usually given to children. There are a growing number of people who can be considered a adult dependent.

Most people grow up to be independent. They are able to live on their own. They can provide for them selves. There are a growing number of people who can’t manage to live independently. These people live off their parents or spouse. They leech off of the people closest to them. Not providing any return on care they receive. They don’t produce any income and if they do it’s for their own use. Not giving any aid to there family. Selfishly thinking of own want’s the expecting others to proved for them.

Most adult dependents engage in large amounts of recreational activities. They may go out often to parties and club or consume an extravagant amount of media and or food. They are pleasure seekers. They live a life that compares to a reality show. Their family members are the one’s usually supporting their lavish life style. They and their family member are bound to a cycle of give and take. For most cases their is no hope.

Education is the key to self sufficiency. Learning is important to having any sense of independence. Adult dependents have to learn to do for them selves. You don’t just wake up and are all of sudden a independent adult. There are important facts of life that you have to learn. In some sense their care providers are doing them a disservices. They taking away the very thing that makes a person an functional adult.

There are resources for families dealing with adult dependence. Your city or state have mental health services that can help that help your love one reach independence. Not being able to live independently is a mental health issue. If you love your dependent give them the help they need. Seek counseling and give them the independence they need to survive in the real world.