1. A codependent person is often described as one who is overly dependent on others for his or her sense of self-worth. Where do you believe the boundary between a healthy and a codependent relationship lies? What behaviors fall close to this boundary line?

2. Does codependency exist? What do you think?

4. Could any of those behaviors be attributed to yourself, and if so, do you believe you are codependent? Why or why not?

5. The concept of enabling is also a difficult one to understand, in part because (as with codependency) it is so vague. For example: a friend who is on a diet to lose 50 pounds has a “slip” in which he gives in to temptation and eats one donut out of a box you brought home after work, planning to give them to coworkers the next day. You do not say anything about your friend’s slip. After all, it is just one donut out of two-dozen and you know that your friend has worked very hard on his diet. Are you “enabling” or just being an understanding friend?