Are You a Compulsive Overeater?
Welcome to Overeaters Anonymous. This series of
questions may help you determine if you are a compulsive overeater.
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 before 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 obesity
or 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 probable 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.
Is OA for You?
Only you can decide 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 overeating 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
