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You are not alone anymore!No matter what your problem with food - compulsive overeating, under-eating, food addiction, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, overexercising, purging, or other compulsive eating and food behaviors - Overeaters Anonymous (OA) has a solution.What is OA? Overeaters Anonymous
Preamble: Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through
shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive
overeating. We welcome everyone
who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members;
we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor
accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization,
political movement, ideology, or religious doctrine; we take no position on
outside issues. Our primary purpose
is to abstain from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors and to carry
the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still
suffer. ©1984…2013 Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. All rights reserved.Rev. 5/2022
Fifteen Questions Now that you have
found Overeaters Anonymous, you may want to make sure our program is right for
you. Many of us have found it useful to answer the following questions to help
determine if we have a problem with compulsive eating. Are You a Compulsive
Eater? 1. Do I eat when I’m not hungry, or not eat when my body needs nourishment? 2. Do I go on eating binges for no apparent
reason, sometimes eating until I’m stuffed or even feel sick? 3. Do I have feelings
of guilt, shame, or embarrassment about my weight or the way I eat? 4. Do I eat sensibly
in front of others and then make up for it when I am alone? 5. Is my eating
affecting my health or the way I live my life? 6. When my emotions
are intense—whether positive or negative—do
I find myself reaching for food? 7. Do my eating behaviors make me or others unhappy? 8. Have I ever used
laxatives, vomiting, diuretics, excessive exercise, diet pills, shots, or other
medical interventions (including surgery) to try to control my weight? 9. Do I fast or
severely restrict my food intake to control my weight? 10. Do I fantasize
about how much better life would be if I were a different size or weight? 11. Do I need to chew
or have something in my mouth all the time: food, gum, mints, candies, or
beverages? 12. Have I ever eaten
food that is burned, frozen, or spoiled from containers in the grocery store or
out of the garbage? 13. Are there certain
foods I can't stop eating after having the first bite? 14. Have I lost
weight with a diet or “period of control” only to be followed
by bouts of uncontrolled eating and/or weight gain? 15. Do I spend too
much time thinking about food, arguing with myself about whether or what to
eat, planning the next diet or exercise cure, or counting calories? Have you answered “yes” to several of these questions? If so, it is possible that you
have, or are well on your way to having, a compulsive eating or overeating
problem. OA Board-approved. Reprinted from Fifteen
Questions, © 1986 … 2012 by
Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. Rev. 3/24. Your next step: Attend a Manasota Intergroup–affiliated meeting and begin your recovery journey today. View details in our updated MSI Meeting List. |