Step 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to compulsive overeaters and to practice these principles in all our affairs. We practice these principles in all our affairs. But […]
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Still Suffering
The “compulsive overeater who still suffers” isn’t always a newcomer to OA ~ Anonymous, Overeaters. The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, First Edition (Kindle Locations 1603-1604). Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. The Fifth Tradition says, “Each group has but one […]
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How truly wonderful and delightful to see brothers and sisters living together in sweet unity! ~ Psalms 133:1 The Passion Translation The only requirement for membership in Overeaters Anonymous is a desire to stop eating compulsively, and each group has […]
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When people share the mess instead of the message, at meetings or elsewhere, I realize that I am not alone in getting things backward. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 3353-3363). Sharing the mess, talking about what’s wrong, not in the […]
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