Relationship dependents may experience clinical depression, chronic anxiety, and/or drug or alcohol addiction.

 Addiction is common for at least three reasons. People with relationship dependency often get into relationships with addicts so that they have someone to take care of, and this leads to using drugs themselves. dependent people often have trouble meeting their needs, they feel low or numb much of the time, and drugs provide some relief from these unpleasant feelings.Spending time with addicts may give a person with relatioship dependency a sense of belonging.

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