All About the Tenth Step

There is a solution to Compulsive Eating: OAIf you’re like us, and you struggle with food, obsess over your weight, or battle with your imagined body imperfections, then you might be acompulsive eater– and there is a solution!InOvereaters Anonymous, we have found the solution to our compulsive eating by attending OAmeetings, getting a sponsor, and by working theTwelve Stepsof recovery. In combination withliteraturefocused on our problems with food and compulsive food behaviors, we use what is referred to as the “Big Book” of Alcoholics Anonymous, as our basic textbook for Twelve Step recovery.

Overeaters Anonymous Silicon Valley Intergroup

Learn to use the 10th step (a daily inventory) to recover from compulsive eating &amp; lead a happier, healthier life free from food addiction.

Are you sick and tired of your disordered eating? <ul><li>Are you overeating, endlessly snacking, or forever looking for something to eat - and eating it - throughout the day, yet never feel "full?"</li><li>Do you find yourself forever dieting, restricting, or exercising for hours at a time, often obsessing over your body image or weight?</li><li>Are you a binge eater that stuffs yourself until you feel that you might burst, or do you secretly purge by vomiting or abusing laxatives or diuretics? </li><li>Are you sneaking food at night, even waking up just to eat, despite not being physically hungry?</li><li>Do you endlessly struggle with excess weight and obesity? </li></ul>If you said yes to any of the questions above, then isn't it time you got to know Overeaters Anonymous?In Overeaters Anonymous, our members work the Twelve Steps to recover from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors. We welcome anyone, and everyone, who has a problem with food!OA Silicon Valley hosts workshops for its members and for anyone interested in the solution to compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors. Why not join us on Saturday, February 12th, from 10am to noon (Pacific Time) to learn how working the Tenth Step of OA can help you join us on the road to recovery. STEP 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.In many ways, the 10th Step is the practice of Steps 4 through 9, yet on a continual basis. This workshop will explore various ways that the 10th step may be worked to aid the still suffering compulsive eater: <ul><li>Doing a “spot-check” inventory – what this is, and how to do it</li><li>Asking a “Higher Power” for guidance</li><li>Making an amends</li></ul>On page 69 of The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, it reminds us: “Repetition is the only form of permanence that nature can achieve.” Through repeatedly working Step Ten, we are helping to keep our spiritual house clean. Join us to learn how to make a practice of taking a daily personal inventory from OA members with decades of recovery! New to OA? Feel free to join us to learn how to recover from compulsive eating, one day at a time!To learn more about OASV, please visit us at: <a href="https://oasv.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://oasv.org/</a>If you are new, or returning from a relapse, please visit: <a href="https://oasv.org/get-started/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://oasv.org/get-started/</a>Not sure if you're a compulsive eater? Take the <a href="https://oasv.org/get-started/ask-yourself-the-15-qualifying-questions/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">15 question quiz</a> or check out the following:<a href="https://oasv.org/get-started/still-not-sure-if-youre-a-compulsive-eater/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> https://oasv.org/get-started/still-not-sure-if-youre-a-compulsive-eater/</a>

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