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A Desire to Stop Eating Compulsively

Stop making excuses for your compulsive eating

Tradition Three – The only requirement for OA membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively.

The doors of Overeaters Anonymous are open to everyone who wants to seek this way of life. There are no bars to entry, Read more

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Sharing the worst of myself led to the best things

Sharing 5th Step with Another

Step Five: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

“We find we can cope with both good times and bad, learning and growing spiritually from each experience, as our Higher Read more

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Understanding Autonomy Through Tradition Four

OA is autonomous except in matters affecting the whole

Tradition Four: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or OA as a whole.

“All of us need the balance implicit in the Principle of autonomy to be the unique OA groups and individuals we Read more

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