We welcome anyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. Worldwide meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength and hope where members respect one anothers anonymity. Click on any of these links to download the files to your computer. Howoa basics the 12 steps of recovery the twelve traditions the howoa tools of recovery the twelve concepts of oa service how concept chapter 3. We welcome everyone who feels they have a problem with food. Adapted from alcoholics anonymous tradition 5, big book pages 562 and 563. Primary purpose oapp each group has but one primary purpose to carry its message to the compulsive eater who still suffers. Compulsive eating is an illness of the body and mind, but there is a solution. Local meetings contact info for each meeting is available on the printer friendly meeting list mondays. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively.
I wanted to share my experience with oa and trying to get on top of this compulsive overeating i have been doing most of my life. Bb big book study hc handicapped accessible s speaker meeting sc studio city important. This site provides a wealth of resources to guide your step work based on alcoholics anonymous big book. Overeaters anonymous dallas dallas metroplex intergroup. Overeaters anonymous gold coast intergroup serving south. There are different types of oa meetings diary of a food. Oa sea to sky intergroup together we can do what we could.
Heres an overview of the overeaters anonymous oa food plan, as well as some notes on creating your own plan and tips for healthy eating. Overeaters anonymous is an international twelve step program of recovery for those struggling with compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors. Overeaters anonymous great britain for anyone with. Oabbsg group conscience voted to define group membership as member identifying the saturday linebyline meeting 6. This entry was posted in general information on february 16, 2020 by webmaster oa baltimore. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. Overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared exprience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. Zoom workshops overeaters anonymous for new york city. Browse through our about overeaters anonymous menu above for more information, or call one of our meeting contacts listed below.
Local meetings overeaters anonymous south bay intergroup. Readings, secretary script, business meeting proposals dial in. Youve taken steps to get hereeven if its only by being curious. In working overeaters anonymous twelvestep program of recovery from compulsive overeating, we have found that a number of tools are available to assist us. Welcome to overeaters anonymous oaa community of people who through shared experience, strength, and hope are recovering from unhealthy relationships with food and body image. Oa also offer virtual meetings online or over the phone. During the pandemic many meetings are online or on conference calls, see details below or call the meeting contact listed. This will take you to the official website of overeaters anonymous. Usually, everyone reads a few paragraphs and has the option to either share on what they have read or to pass to the next person. This is an eating disorder treatment center, but per our traditions we do not endorse or lend the.
Whether you are a newcomer or returning after relapse, the nassau county intergroup of overeaters anonymous extends the hand and heart of fellowship to you. Oa sea to sky intergroup together we can do what we. Suggested reading and writing meeting format overeaters. Local meetings overeaters anonymous gold coast intergroup. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those i would help of thy power, thy love, and thy way of. Please read our invitation to you, check out our website and attend a meeting. The twelve steps of overeaters anonymous may help you when all other methods have failed. It is a good idea to reach out to the contact person to make sure the meeting information on this list is.
Our oa literature and the aa big book are everavailable tools which. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that i may better do thy will. Ocig orange county intergroup p pitch ss aa 12x12 step study ss1 step study 1st week of the month ss4 step study 4th week of the month sp speaker meeting sp1 speaker meeting 1st week of the month vr voices of recovery. Members share their experience, strength, and hope to bring the twelvestep program of overeaters anonymous to life. We use these tools on a regular basis, to help us achieve and maintain abstinence and recover from our disease. More about compulsive eating adapted from aa big book chapter 5. This insightful series consists of 15sessions on 12 cds, 10 hours and 44 minutes of wisdom by a very knowledgeable presenter. 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. If you are interested in overeaters anonymous, please click on the image to the left. Telephone, online, and nonrealtime options are available overeaters anonymous san fernando valley intergroup cannot attest to any virtual meetings observation of oa traditions. Overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of individuals from all walks of life who meet in order to help solve our common problemcompulsive overeating, which includes binge eating, anorexia and bulimia. We also have a contact us page to request more information. Newcomers can find more information for about oa at. Please take some time to explore our website and consider attending a meeting. This is a photo of the original twelve steps of overeaters anonymous book, first published in the early1990s before the fellowship created its own twelve traditions portion of the book. Overeaters anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the twelve steps and twelve traditions of oa. Oa phone meetings oahow phone meetings oa speaker recordings a vision for you big book phone meetings. Overeaters anonymous, third edition kindle edition by. Inperson meetings have been suspended and have moved to either zoom videoconferencing or teleconferencing. We are a fellowship of people who have recovered from the illness of.
An oa big book study working the 12 steps in oa is the foundation of our recovery. We are individuals recovering from compulsive overeating through the 12 steps of overeaters anonymous and the teaching and practice outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We are a fellowship of people who have recovered from the illness of compulsive eating by following the program of. Overeaters anonymous oa is a community of people who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and food behaviors. Oct 17, 2017 overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. Please see each meeting below for instructions on how to join that particular meeting. In working overeaters anonymous twelvestep program of recovery from compulsive. Big book study virtual meeting inperson on hold until. Oa big book solution group compulsive eating is an illness.
In their minds, when reading these promises, many oa members substitute the words alcohol liquor and alcoholic with the words food and compulsive eater, but in respect for the wishes of alcoholics anonymous, we repost these words verbatim from the big book. God, i offer myself to theeto build with me and to do with me as thou wilt. In addition to the calendar below, a list of virtual meetings is available, and the intergroup newsletter contains a meeting directory overeaters anonymous has approximately 6,500 meetings in over 80 countries. When reading the big book independently, we substitute the words compulsive eater for alcoholic, and food for alcohol. We want to make sure that someone is there to welcome you when you arrive at. No matter what your problem with food compulsive overeating, undereating, food addiction, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, or overexercising we have a solution. These usually focus on the first 11 chapters of the big book of alcoholics anonymous where the 12 steps come from. This will take you to a page which contains documents as well as links to podcasts which might be helpful to you in your journey. The third edition of overeaters anonymous, oas brown book, includes forty neverbeforepublished, personal stories by recovering oa members from around the world. Overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience and mutual support, are recovering from compulsive overeating.
Overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet in order to help solve a common problem compulsive overeating, which includes obesity, anorexia, and bulimia the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. Meeting times are 3,6,9,12 am and pm eastern standard usa time. The middle tennessee intergroup office of oa is temporarily closed due to covid19. Prayers from the big book alcoholics anonymous 3rd step prayerpage 63. Apr 12, 2020 overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet in order to help solve a common problem compulsive overeating, which includes obesity, anorexia and bulimia. Overeaters anonymous is a fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet in order to help solve a common problem compulsive overeating, which includes obesity, anorexia and bulimia. The 12 steps and the textbook alcoholics anonymous a. Greater seattle intergroup overeaters anonymous for the. You do not have to register to attend an oa meeting. Virtual workshops listen to recordings of virtual workshops on a variety of topics, including the importance of working all 12 steps, oa literature. We want to make sure that someone is there to welcome you when you arrive at a meeting that you have never visited before. Jan 10, 20 i wanted to share my experience with oa and trying to get on top of this compulsive overeating i have been doing most of my life. Overeaters anonymous great britain for anyone with eating. Overeaters anonymous provides insight into our problems of eating compulsively, strength to deal with it, and a very real hope that there is a solution for us.
Relating the first 164 pages of the big book of alcoholics anonymous to food addiction. A vision for you phone meeting schedule and access information opens in new window please confirm the meeting information as there have been reports that. This is an eating disorder treatment center, but per our traditions we do not endorse or lend the oa name to this outside facility. Northern virginia intergroup of overeaters anonymous. By working the 12 steps precisely as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, we have found a way to live sober from our compulsive eating with a happiness and freedom that we had never imagined. Click on the meetings tab for the time and location information of oa meetings in the counties of nassau and. Nassau county intergroup of oa meetings are held in the small, red brick building at the salisbury park ball field, located at 2330 salisbury park drive in east meadow. If you are interested in how the big book of alcoholics anonymous might help in your journey through overeaters anonymous, please click on the image to the left. As a covid19 precaution, this inperson meeting has transitioned to a zoom meeting. Overeaters anonymous online meetings every 3 hours around the clock.
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