rized due to individuals self-evaluating into a category that does not depict a true codependents nature. I do not agree with critics who are trying to dismiss the concept of codependency all together. Codependents do have many characteristics, but the key is a true codependent has most, if not all of the symptoms depending on the progression level of the disease. Below the National Mental Health Association (2) defines a list of characteristics of codependency as:
             Characteristics of Co-Dependent People Are:
             ƒæ ¡§An exaggerated sense of responsibility for the actions of
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