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• Are you a compulsive overeater?
•'Partner in Service’ Challenge
Our Stories
We will have stories from our own area here of folks who are finding the promises of OA in their lives.
We want you to share your story with us. For further information, click here.
Click on the title to read our member stories.
- A New Life - Brenda T, "I learned early in my childhood that I could numb strong feelings through food-especially sugar......."
- Moving Forward with Recovery - Todd, "I was totally out of control with my food. I would do stuff that was crazy. ....."
- The Miracle of Recovery - Katy B., "I was three weeks shy of my 25th birthday, 244lbs and miserable. My descent into addiction was more of a rapid free-fall. ...."
- Unbelievable Freedom - Diane M., "In May of 2009 while at a funeral luncheon I had eaten two brownies in front of everyone. On
my way back to my office I grabbed another brownie...... " - Grateful compulsive eater - Allison H. "When I came to OA, I was miserable. I was well over 200 pounds, depressed all the time, hopeless, and had one set of clothes I could wear – black stretch pants and a hoodie with a hole in the front ....
- The Miracle that keeps on Giving - Michelle M. "My name is Michele and I’m an abstinent COE, gratefully recovering just for today. I have been in program and abstinent for over 9 ½ years through two abstinent pregnancies and am maintaining over a 180 lb. weight release for over the last seven years. .... "
- OA is for Anorexics - Cathy L. "Originally, many years ago, my mom had suggested I contact a family friend who was going to OA - although what made my mom think, back then, that OA was also for anorexics, was beyond me. (Turns out she was right.) Anyway, suffice to say that if my mother suggested something to me, I would run, not walk, in the opposite direction....."
- Keep Coming Back - Karen NP. " At this point I became clear what this disease is capable of. I ate my way to 300 pounds from 190 or so. My disease is so cunning baffling and powerful that I shut that 100 pounds of weight gain out of my thinking. Like it didn’t exist. ...."
- My Disease has two faces - Allison R. "I have a disease with two faces – bingeing and restricting. When I came to OA, I thought if I could just stop the self-destructive binges I’d be fine. I never wanted to give up the unending quest for thinness and perfection...."
- My miracles of the program - Pam -I have been given the freedom from sugar for 21 years. What a miracle, my first one. When I arrived at OA I was angry at life. I listened to the long timers and worked my steps......
- My Journey to My Infinitely Better Life - Jo M. - I weighed 254 pounds and was obsessed with overeating. I couldn’t stop going to the fast food joint, convenience store and movie concession stand. I couldn’t stop buying the large volume of foods containing sugar, salt, flour, and fat and consuming all of it in one sitting. I couldn’t stop obsessing about food. I just had to have it.
