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This Obsession

This Obsession - OASV member poetry

This obsession – always thinking, planning, wishing to be thin, beautiful.

This obsession is the way I hate myself: the way I look, the way I am, who I am.

When I attack my body, I attack my soul, Read more

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Tools of Recovery: Overview

What is in your toolbox of recovery

In working Overeaters Anonymous’ Twelve-Step program of recovery from compulsive overeating, we have found that a number of tools are available to assist us. The Tools of Recovery, p1

When I showed up at my first meeting, I Read more

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Admitting Powerlessness

Admitting Powerlessness is the first step to recovery

Step One: We admitted we were powerless over food — that our lives had become unmanageable. Once we honestly examine our histories, we can deny it no longer: our eating and our attitudes toward food are not normal; we Read more

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