Originally Posted by
Darklight 
Personally, I draw the line when the addict is no longer working a serious program of recovery: no meetings, no stepwork, no calling their sponsor, no prayer/meditation, and they've started to act out in their addiction on a regular basis.
If they are doing all those things and they have a relapse, then I have compassion for them and I work my own program of recovery.
I like the concept of compassion. (Thanks Darklight). I feel like it's absent from many of the threads. I'm not blaming people for their anger, frustration, fear, because I really understand where they are coming from...but compassion is one
character asset worth cultivating IMO.
Al-Anon has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics, and by giving understanding and encouragement to the alcoholic.