My Fourth Step Support Animal
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why is this pet, or this person, in my life right now?” One of the joys of recovery is realizing there’s a reason.
Kevin McGuire
Hope in Addiction
In this poem, Jacki asks Higher Power to be with her in moments both peaceful and painful.
Flying Up the Wrong Tree
A bird’s repeated failures reminds an OA member of the insanity of compulsive eating behaviors and how an outside influence is essential to arrest those behaviors.
Progress not Perfection: Lesson from a Turtle
How does the turtle make progress?
I Stand Aside from My Discomforts to Stand Inside Wisdom
“Joy comes in finding the good, even in the bad. Not only would I rather find joy, I am also assured that Higher Power would want this for me also.”
The Role of a Plan of Eating in Recovery from Compulsive Eating (Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition, Appendix A)
A dietitian explains how the care she delivered was improved once she understood that addictive processes can apply to problems with food. She says the addiction can be broken with the OA program and its Plan of Eating Tool.
A Disease of the Mind (Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition, Appendix B)
A medical doctor asserts that compulsive eating is a disease that precedes other chronic disorders. The disease can be successfully treated by applying treatment principles similar to those used for alcoholism.
A Disease of the Body (Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition, Appendix C)
A medical doctor puts the high cost of obesity in society in perspective and explains how OA provides a solution for individuals suffering from compulsive eating.
A Disease of the Spirit (Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition, Appendix D)
Compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors are indicators of an individual’s suffocated spirit. However, with the encouragement, support, wisdom, and love of OA’s Fellowship, a new sense of wholeness can emerge.
To Find Overeaters Anonymous (Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition, Appendix E)
Ways to find Overeaters Anonymous near you or online. Reprinted from Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition