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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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OVERDEPENDENCE   occurs   one time    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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... overdependence upon people is unsuccessful because all ...   12&12 p.115, Step Twelve
We had refused to learn the very hard lesson that overdependence upon people is unsuccessful because all people are fallible, and even the best of them will sometimes let us down, especially when our demands for attention become unreasonable.


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