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Originally Posted by TishaBuv
"Codependent relationships are a type of dysfunctional helping relationship where one person supports or enables another person's drug addiction, alcoholism, gambling addiction, poor mental health, immaturity, irresponsibility, or under-achievement."
I could say that I am codependent, too. I've wondered about it. But couldn't you almost say this definition is true of nearly any intimate, committed relationship?
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No, codependency came out of the alcoholism recovery movement. As the alcoholic is dependent on the alcohol, the codependent is also affected by the alcohol. Coda.org is the website and healing the child within by dr. Charles Whitfield is the best book. Interdependent is healthy. That's the term you're looking for that we all should be striving for.