Codependence can exist between a husband and a wife or between an employee and an employer. In this situation I am specifically referring to the codependence of men who are called by the title rabbi or rebbe, men who are codependent upon the instutition they are employed by. Men that have compromised the integrity of their position, their righteousness, the good of the community that they work and live in and the good of the world wide Jewish community. Addiction to a substance is also an incredible battle. One knows what the substance is doing to them yet quitting seems more difficult than climbing a great mountain or swimming across the ocean.
Progress can be slow.
Achievement may be two steps forward and one step backward. However I am NOT referring to the addiction of nicotine, alcohol or drugs. The surroundings that one lives in can have much to do with how well one succeeds or fails. One's spouse, family, friends and community can be a tremendous support system. To one Jew a community is a support system of other Jews reaching out, caring, uplifting, sharing and assisting.