Are You Too Needy?

The Too-Needy Friend

By Nancy Palmer
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the December 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Are you too needy? Nancy Palmer explores dependent personality disorder (DPD) and receives some expert advice.

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