In the last few months, my willingness to put down my eating disorder behaviors has increased which allowed me to…
Losing Rooms
We lost rooms with people from places outside our homes, people of warmth and touch, palpable loving empathy, eyes of…
Zombie
blank, an apocalypse of one, I am not I. instead, I am it – a consumer, a destroyer, a zombie…
Process of Relapse
I need help. I need to acknowledge I am in the process of relapse. I have been hiding. Avoiding. Escaping.…
The Growth of Honesty
I have done many, many fourth steps since joining OA in 2014. I answered the OA 4th guide workbook questions,…
The Decision to Follow True North
Step three is the decision to turn over my will and life to the care of Higher Power. As I…
The Power Problem: We Agnostics and The Spiritual Experience
Once I accept that I am powerless over my compulsion to stop the mental obsession and trigger the physical cravings…
There is a Solution & More About Alcoholism: The Addict’s Hope & Hopelessness
Hope and hopelessness are woven through the two Big Book chapters, “There is a Solution” & “More About Alcoholism”. We…
Bill’s Story: A Compulsive Eater’s Identification
When I first joined OA, I was amazed to learn all the ways I identified with Bill W as a…
The Doctor’s Opinion & Complete Abstinence
Christmas Eve I had a relapse. I was resting on spiritual laurels and not rigorously honest through 10th steps. Thus,…
