Originally Posted by
BackToSquareOne 
What can you really do in a case like this? Is "Tough Love" the best way to go or will that only drive them further apart?
I have watched my sponsor try many different approach's with dozens of sponsee's and have noticed that the only ones who stay sober are the ones willing enough to accept some for of criticism.
He has developed a strategy of starting off gentle and gradually turning up the pressure with them. Many times it drives them away but when it works, it seems to work much faster than the gentle approach.
Good sponsors care about peoples feelings -
The best sponsors care about peoples LIFE -
Sometimes the good is the enemy of the best.