In all codependent relationships, the rescuer needs the victim as much as the victim needs the rescuer.


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In all codependent relationships, the rescuer needs the victim as much as the victim needs the rescuer.

In all codependent relationships, the rescuer needs the victim as much as the victim needs the rescuer.

In all codependent relationships, the rescuer needs the victim as much as the victim needs the rescuer.

In all codependent relationships, the rescuer needs the victim as much as the victim needs the rescuer.