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Spiritual Approach
•Founded 1960Overeaters Anonymous
A 12-step program for people with eating disorders including overeating, undereating, and bulimia.
Pros
- ✓Addresses all eating disorders
- ✓No weigh-ins or diets
- ✓Free to attend
- ✓Worldwide availability
- ✓Multiple meeting formats
Considerations
- •Can be food-focused
- •Abstinence hard to define
- •May trigger eating disorders
- •Spiritual approach
Philosophy & Approach
Recovery from compulsive eating through abstinence from compulsive eating behaviors and working the 12 steps.
Key Principles:
- •Abstinence from compulsive eating
- •No specific food plans
- •Physical, emotional, spiritual recovery
- •Tools of recovery
- •Sponsor guidance
Meeting Format
Various meeting types including speaker, literature, and writing meetings.
Best For
- Compulsive eaters
- People with binge eating
- Those with bulimia
- Individuals seeking support
May Not Be Ideal For
- •Those needing medical treatment
- •People wanting diet programs
- •Individuals preferring secular approaches
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