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Are you a compulsive eater?

This series of questions may help you determine if you are a compulsive eater.​​

  1. Do you eat when you're not hungry?

  2. Do you go on eating binges for no apparent reason?

  3. Do you have feelings of guilt and remorse after overeating?

  4. Do you give too much time and thought to food?

  5. Do you look forward with pleasure and anticipation to the time when you can eat alone?

  6. Do you plan these secret binges ahead of time?

  7. Do you eat sensibly in the presence of others and make up for it alone?

  8. Is your weight affecting the way you live your life?

  9. Have you tried to diet for a week (or longer), only to fall short of your goal?

  10. Do you resent others telling you to "use a little willpower" to stop overeating?

  11. Despite evidence to the contrary, have you continued to assert that you can diet "on your own" whenever you wish?

  12. Do you crave to eat at a definite time, day or night, other than mealtime?

  13. Do you eat to escape from worries or trouble?

  14. Have you ever been treated for a food-related condition?

  15. Does your eating behavior make you or others unhappy?

Have you answered yes to three or more of these questions? If so, it is probably that you have or are well on your way to having a compulsive overeating problem. We have found that the way to arrest this progressive disease is to practice the Twelve-Step recovery program of Overeaters Anonymous.

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Is OA for you?

Only you can decide the answer to that question. No one else can make this decision for you. We who are now in OA have found a way of life which enables us to live without the need for excess food. We believe that compulsive eating is a progressive illness, one that, like alcoholism and some other illnesses, can be arrested. Remember, there is no shame in admitting you have a problem; the most important thing is to do something about it.

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What will you find at OA meetings?

  • Acceptance of you - as you are now, as you were, as you will be.

  • Understanding of the problems you now face - problems almost certainly shared by others in the group.

  • Communication that comes as the natural result of our mutual understanding and acceptance.

  • Recovery from your illness.

  • Power to enter a new way of life through the acceptance and understanding of yourself, the practice of the Twelve-Step recovery program, the belief in a power greater than yourself, and the support and companionship of the group.

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What WON'T you find at OA meetings?

  • Weigh-ins

  • Packaged meals

  • Dues or fees

  • Judgment

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