text: I believe codependency is a situationally, developed sickness (and it IS a sickness), a "learned behavior" stemming from lack of self esteem, self-centered ego (eg: everything that happens must be caused by me, to me, fixed by me, etc.). It's actually a deep rooted issue of needing to control (everybody, everything, etc.). "Dependency" is a whole new category of sickness. Both require professional and/or spiritual treatment.