I would say the same as jimmy, making your self-esteem grow up.

You already did the first step, i mean, knowing your tendencies, so now that you are awared of them, you can counterate them, little by little. With experience.

Don't laugh, but i have just discovered I have dependency tendencies and I'm 43. I think never it's late. But, one of the things I learnt lately is to say NO.