Q: What is your story with Compulsive Eating? A: I have always been a compulsive eater. When I was 1.5 years old, my mom put these sweets, baked by my aunt, in front of me to keep me quiet while she was cutting my hair. Next thing you know, I was drunk as a skunk as these were Rum balls. …
TSW is the Twelfth Steps Within committee. The goals of the committee are to provide services to members that will help keep them from relapse, and also help them if they do come back after relapse. The committee will be doing at least one workshop each quarter. TSW also hosts 15 week Step Studies. We are in the process of organizing two …
When I was in my disease and eating compulsively, I was preoccupied with food. Iwas obsessed with diets and my weight. There was no reprieve from the insanethoughts that pervaded my mind. Everything centered around the next binge,hoarding and hiding provisions, a warped body image, and eventually how much Icould restrict.Every diet was followed by demoralization, depression, and disillusion. I …
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I would like to talk on behalf of Traditions One and Two. Beginning in April of 1946, in the Grapevine, Bill Wilson began to expound on what he called “The Twelve Points to Assure our Future’’. These became known as the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, and eventually, our own adopted Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous. The First Tradition states “Our …
Before I found OA, food was my answer to everything and anything. If I had a problem, I would eat. Uncomfortable feelings meant more food. After spending time in OA, I came to believe and accept that food is an ineffective means of coping. Using food to cope is no longer an option for me. Now, I eat to live, …
Hello VIG, friends! All are welcome to attend the monthly OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup (VIG) business meeting, which is held on Sunday January 15 at 3PM EST. For VIG meeting details click HERE World Service Business Conference {WSBC} We are looking for qualified Delegates to send in person to WSBC. Click here for more info! Qualifications are: One year of …
This newsletter will always be YOUR newsletter. But it is MOST your newsletter when itscontributions come from you, the members of OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup. It doesn’t have to be a long, detailed article (though it certainly can be up to 500 words). Here are some ideas: It can be done anonymously or be credited (last initial only please)Click …
My sponsor asked me to write on these two questions: Jessica K. Source: oceanandbay.org
We recover together or not at all. This is the “we” in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.OA is not an “I” program. I tried the “I” program. It was all I knew; wasn’t I supposed to apply mywill to problems and overcome them? But my food issues were impervious to my efforts. I wasstuck. And I stayed stuck until …
