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.”
Kevin McGuire
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
OA Publications (Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition, Appendix F)
A listing of OA literature titles and where to find them. Reprinted from Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition.
Prey/Pray
A poem of recovery — of taming the “dragon” of compulsive eating through the guidance of the OA Fellowship.
Every Honest Emotion: A Letter to My Binge Eating and Food Addiction
Desperate and exhausted after an all-night eating binge, Jessica wrote a letter to her food addiction, and spelled out every scary, uncomfortable, and honest thought. After two years in OA, she now sees how writing that letter made it possible to find recovery and a worthwhile life.
My Higher Power = Life Force
Some atheist and agnostic OA members practice meditation in Step Eleven. For one agnostic, meditation has inspired a poem and a recognition of their personal Higher Power.