What is “codependency” or a “codependent relationship” and how is it different or unhealthier than normal human relations where we depend on each other to survive?

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What is “codependency” or a “codependent relationship” and how is it different or unhealthier than normal human relations where we depend on each other to survive?

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Melody Beattie, author of “Codependent No More,” considered to be one of the best books on the topic, describes it as such: https://youtu.be/VbRkXRnnVz8?t=558