U-Kara M. wenze lonke “ucwaningo”: ukuzincisha ukudla, ukudla ngokweqile, i-bulimia, ukuhlinzwa kokunciphisa umzimba. Ekugcineni, wayesazizwa engondlekile. Uyakhumbula: “Ngangilambele ukudla engingakwazi ukukuthola. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabe esembiza ukuthi abuyele ku-OA, futhi wafunda ukuthi angashintsha kanjani ngosizo nokusekelwa kohlelo lwethu.
USusan waseNew York e-U.S.A. uthi: “Manje lapho ngibona ikhekhe, ngiyakwazi ukudlula, alibizi igama lami. Yeka isipho esimangalisayo sokuzithiba nokululama.
U-Jacki wabelana ngomsebenzi wokubhala ebeka isikhangiso esifunwayo sosizo samandla akhe Aphakeme Aphakeme. Ku-OA, sidinga Amandla amakhulu kunenkinga yethu yokudla, futhi sizitholela ukuzikhethela uhlobo lwala Mandla Aphakeme.
USepidah, ilungu le-OA elivela e-Iran, ungene ohlelweni ezizwa entula ngokomzimba, ngokwengqondo, nangokomoya. Uthi: “Angikwazanga ukuthwala ubunzima bomphefumulo wami. Nge-OA nangokusebenza Izinyathelo Eziyishumi Nambili, nokho, uthole isixazululo esisebenzisekayo. Uthi: “Ngizolile. “Ngilala ngokuthula kakhudlwana . . . futhi nginokulinganisela okungcono ekusebenzeni Izinyathelo. "
Njengoba ngiqhubeka nokusebenza Izinyathelo futhi ngiqhubeka nokuba khona emihlanganweni, nginikezwe ithemba nokholo olwengeziwe emandleni alolu hlelo. . . Ngangena ku-Overeaters Anonymous cishe unyaka odlule, ngikhungathekile futhi ngibanjwe umjikelezo ongapheli wokuzitika futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukuzitika nokuhlanza. Bekade ngi … Iqhutshwa
Ngisho nangemva kokuhlinzwa ukuze anciphise umzimba, uKaveh waseTehran, e-Iran, wathola ukuthi wayengenakuyinqoba imizwa yokungafaneleki eyayimbangele ukuba adle ngokweqile. Wazama izincwadi nokwelashwa, kodwa ekugcineni wathola ukululama ngokomzwelo ku-OA. Esebenza zonke Izinyathelo Eziyishumi Nambili, uKaveh wafunda “ukwelapha umuntu odla ngokweqile hhayi nje ngokomzimba kodwa ngokomzwelo nangokomoya.”
“Ngingasho ngaphandle kokungabaza ukuthi i-OA ikusindise ngokuphelele ukuphila kwami,” kusho uRenee D. waseCalifornia USA. Angisakwazi ukulinda ukubona ukuthi izinsuku ezingu-900 ezizayo zingiphatheleni.”
Le podcast ifaka umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi wase-Asia, Pacific, Islander, kanye ne-Desi (APID) owavulelwa izivakashi ezingaphandle kwe-OA. I-podcast igqamisa ulwazi, amandla, kanye nethemba lokuthi amalungu e-APID kufanele abelane nge-OA Fellowship kanye nalabo abangaphandle kwe-OA abasahlushwa ukudla okuphoqelekile kanye nokuziphatha kokudla okuyimpoqo. 0:00–7:11Izingeniso… Iqhutshwa
USam wakhula ngesikhathi sempi, lapho ukuntuleka kokudla kwakuyindaba yangempela. Lapho impi iphela, isimo sengqondo sikaSam sokuntula nokuhlukumezeka akuzange . . . waze wezwa nge-OA. Uthi: “Kwayishintsha unomphela ukuphila kwami.
Udokotela wezokwelapha ubeka izindleko eziphakeme zokukhuluphala ngendlela efanele emphakathini futhi uchaza indlela i-OA enikeza ngayo ikhambi kubantu abahlushwa ukudla ngokuphoqelela.