The self-deceptive features of addictive thinking and co-dependency have much in common. In both, there are often denial, rationalization, and projection. In both, contradictory ideas can co-exist, and there is fierce resistance to change oneself and a desire to change others. In both, there is a delusion of control, and in both there is, invariably, low self-esteem. Thus, all the features of addictive thinking are present in both, and the only distinguishing feature may be the chemical use.
