For many others, however, it is clear that what compulsive overeaters and alcoholics have in common is a need to nourish the spiritual side of their nature. ~ The Reverend Rollo M. Boas in Appendix D,Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition (quotations are […]
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A Disease of the Body
Psychologically, the obese individual is helped to attain a sense of the reality and nearness of a greater power, which replaces one’s egocentric nature. Then the person’s point of view and outlook will take on a spiritual coloring. ~ Dr. Peter […]
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The more closely I examined the phenomenon, the clearer it became that compulsive overeating is a disease. ~ Dr. William Rader, a psychiatrist engaged in clinical work with alcoholism, drug addiction, and compulsive overeating. in Appendix B, Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition…The poem […]
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As long as we refuse to recognize that we have this debilitating and ultimately fatal disease, we are not motivated to get the daily treatment for it which brings about our recovery. Denial of the truth leads to destruction. ~ […]
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Today I will take five minutes to think about how I can help my recovery by trusting myself and other people. ~ Anonymous. Today I Will Do One Thing: Daily Readings For Awareness and Hope (Hazelden Meditations) (Kindle Locations 2349-2350). […]
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