Showing posts with label Eating Problems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eating Problems. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Links to 12 Step Programs

Sexual Addiction
Sexaholics Anonymous (SA)
Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA)
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA)
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)
Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA)

Substance Abuse
Alcoholic Anonymous (AA)
Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA)
Marijuana Anonymous (MA)
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Nicotine Anonymous (NicA)
Pills Anonymous (PA) recovery from prescription pill addiction.
Smokers Anonymous (SA)

Family and Friends of Addicts
Codependents of Sex Addicts (COSA)
CoSex and Love Addicts Anonymous (COSLAA)
Al-Anon/Alateen, for friends and family members of alcoholics
Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) for people working to end patterns of dysfunctional relationships and develop functional and healthy relationships
Co-Anon, for friends and family of addicts
Families Anonymous (FA) for relatives and friends of addicts
Gam-Anon/Gam-A-Teen, for friends and family members of problem gamblers
Nar-Anon, for friends and family members of addicts
Recovering Couples Anoymous (RCA) Recovery for coupleships damaged by addictions .

Other Groups
Clutterers Anonymous (CLA)
Debtors Anonymous (DA)
Emotions Anonymous (EA) for recovery from mental and emotional illness
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA)
Food Addicts Anonymous (FAA)
Gamblers Anonymous (GA)
Neurotics Anonymous (NAIL) for recovery from mental and emotional illness
Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
Online Gamers Anonymous (OLGA)
Workaholics Anonymous (WA)

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Alcoholic, Codependent and Sexuality Top Posts

These are the most popular posts on Recovery Is Sexy.com

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Emotions Anonymous

Twelve Steps of Emotions Anonymous

  1. We admitted we were powerless over our emotions - that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
  4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
  5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
  6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
    Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
  7. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
  8. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
  9. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
  10. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
  11. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

The Twelve Steps reprinted for adaptation with permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc.

Contact; Emotions Anonymous

See also;

          Rapha's 12-Step Program for Overcoming Eating Disorders (A Rapha recovery book)
by Robert S. McGee, William Drew Mountcastle

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Monday, April 14, 2008

Popular Articles March '08

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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Zen and A Cup of Tea

When ever I consider Steps 4 to 9 of the 12-Step program I know I am emptying my cup of memories from drinking days.

I know that when the cup is drained I can be my true self. And, that process of draining my cup goes on continuously.

A Zen story explains;

Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.

Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring.

The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"

"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"

This may apply equally for recovery for Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-anon, Gamblers Anonymous, Alateen and ACOA members.

See also;

Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Alcohol in Food May Get You Drunk

Contrary to popular belief, alcohol does not completely cook out of foods -- something recovering alcoholics and those with alcohol-related illnesses need to keep in mind.

A study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that recipes with added alcohol retained from 4% to 85% of the alcohol. The recipes ranged from chilled foods such as brandy Alexander pie to foods with a long simmering time such as pot roast.

The amount of alcohol that burns off depends on the cooking method used and how long the alcohol is cooked.

In the study, a flamed dish retained 75% of the alcohol, while a recipe simmered for 2 ½ hours retained 5% of the alcohol.

Always inform your guests when you’re cooking with alcohol.

Adapted from; HEART SMART of the Henry Ford Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute.

See also;

Twenty-Four Hours a Day (Hazelden Education Materials) Daily Meditations

Twenty-Four Hours a Day (Hazelden Education Materials)

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Recovery Is Sexy Most Popular Articles Feb ‘08

 

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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Eating Disorders

 

Eating disorders impair the body’s normal functioning, causing long-term health concerns and significantly impacting social and emotional well-being. This article helps you to recognize the various types of eating disorders and the warning signs. Treatment options are also explained.

Paying attention to diet and exercise can effectively control weight. But if you find yourself constantly worrying about your weight and thinking about what you are or aren’t going to eat, you may have an unhealthy relationship with food. Sometimes eating disorders develop from obsessive attitudes about food and body image.

What is an eating disorder?

An eating disorder is a psychological condition that manifests itself in unhealthy eating habits. These habits fall on a continuum, from eating a healthy, balanced diet on one end, to serious eating disorders on the other end. Eating disorders have serious emotional and physical effects. However, with proper treatment, control and recovery is possible.

Eating disorders involve disturbances in eating, such as:

  • not eating enough,
  • repeatedly eating too much in a short period of time, or
  • taking drastic measures to rid the body of calories consumed (purging through vomiting; overuse of diuretics or laxatives; excessive exercise; or fasting)

You might think that your efforts to control your eating are a healthy way to achieve the body you want, but if your eating habits consume your thoughts and dictate your social activities, things have gotten out of control. What may have started as a plan to lose a few pounds might have turned into an unhealthy eating disorder.

See also;

The spiritual dozen

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Thursday, October 4, 2007

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS

Are You A Compulsive Overeater?

This series of questions may help you determine if you are a compulsive overeater. Many members of Overeaters Anonymous have found that they have answered yes to many of these questions.

  • Do you eat when you're not hungry?
  • Do you go on eating binges for no apparent reason?
  • Do you have feelings of guilt and remorse after overeating?
  • Do you give too much time and thought to food?
  • Do you look forward with pleasure and anticipation to the time when you can eat alone?
  • Do you plan these secret binges ahead of time?
  • Do you eat sensibly before others and make up for it alone?
  • Is your weight affecting the way you live your life?
  • Have you tried to diet for a week (or longer), only to fall short of your goal?
  • Do you resent others telling you to "use a little willpower" to stop overeating?
  • Despite evidence to the contrary, have you continued to assert that you can diet "on your own" whenever you wish?
  • Do you crave to eat at a definite time, day or night, other than mealtime?
  • Do you eat to escape from worries or trouble?
  • Have you ever been treated for obesity or a food-related condition?
  • Does your eating behavior make you or others unhappy?

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.

OA Program of Recovery

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Worldwide meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength and hope where members respect one another's anonymity. OA charges no dues or fees; it is self-supporting through member contributions.

Unlike other organizations, OA is not just about weight loss, obesity or diets; it addresses physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It is not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet. To address weight loss, OA encourages members to develop a food plan with a health care professional and a sponsor. If you want to stop your compulsive eating, welcome to Overeaters Anonymous.

                                                                        Overeaters Anonymous
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Sunday, July 8, 2007

Are You A Compulsive Overeater

15 Questions; Are You A Compulsive Overeater?

This series of questions may help you determine if you are a compulsive overeater. Many members of Overeaters Anonymous have found that they have answered yes to many of these questions.

Do you eat when you're not hungry?

Do you go on eating binges for no apparent reason?

Do you have feelings of guilt and remorse after overeating?

Do you give too much time and thought to food?

Do you look forward with pleasure and anticipation to the time when you can eat alone?

Do you plan these secret binges ahead of time?

Do you eat sensibly before others and make up for it alone?

Is your weight affecting the way you live your life?

Have you tried to diet for a week (or longer), only to fall short of your goal?

Do you resent others telling you to "use a little willpower" to stop overeating?

Despite evidence to the contrary, have you continued to assert that you can diet "on your own" whenever you wish?

Do you crave to eat at a definite time, day or night, other than mealtime?

Do you eat to escape from worries or trouble?

Have you ever been treated for obesity or a food-related condition?

Does your eating behavior make you or others unhappy?

 

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