Three Early Signs of People-Addiction ( Codependency ) BY DR . DONNA MARKS

Most of us don ’ t realize that it ’ s possible to get addicted to a person . We tend to think of addiction to substances and things , not people . The term for addiction to a person is codependency because it has the same symptoms as any addiction ( loss of control , continuing a behavior despite negative consequences , personal losses , etc .). Further , we can ’ t effectively treat a condition if we don ’ t adequately define it . When someone ’ s attachment to another , regardless of the relationship ( i . e ., child , friend , lover , sibling ), creates self-harm , they suffer from an addictive relationship .

Codependency starts long before a person is an adult . Codependency has its roots in early childhood .