((Steve))
For me, you aren't frustrating - you are just another friend walking a similiar path. I have been there, I had to "see the light" in my own time too. The words of the "12 steps" are simple but in no way is recovery easy - For me, it has been one of the hardest journeys of my life, but it has always been so much better than what I was living in, doing and trying to accomplish before ~ I pray that it will be the same for YOU!
PINK HUGS & Merry Christmas to you!!
Rita