One symptom of my co-dependency had been to let other people function as my higher power. In 1993, I was totally alone. There was not another person to whom I could turn. I had made enemies of just about everyone in my life but a few people, and those few were true friends enough to tell me I needed serious help beyond what they could do. By grace, I learned that as a higher power, other people do not fit the job's description.
People are imperfect, judgmental, given to emotional decisions, and other human traits.
I say this compassionately. I realized, too, for the same reasons, that neither could I function as another person's higher power. I had always been quick to give advice, tell others what they should do, and offer opinions and solutions when no one had asked me. This was yet another manifestation of my co-dependency. I needed a higher power that was super human.