The Twelve Steps & Fishy Recovery

[JessaBeth]

:bandwagon

Any other fishy's out there who work the ******** steps in their recovery from their eating disorder through either Eating Disorder's Anonymous, or some other type of "anonymous" program ?

Anyone up for talking about it ?

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[Eilis]

Hi there.

Yes in a sense I do work the twelve steps. This isnt something I do thru an ed group or anything, just that I know what the steps are, and they make sense to me as a way of recovering from anything. To me these steps are a way of living, not simply a path of steps toward a specific end. zthey have to do with healthy coping mechanisms, positive thought process, responsibility, attention to spirituality (and can be different to all individuals based on their own beliefs) and overall peace if they r applied.

So, sometimes I find myself in a situation, and I think to myself "Ok here's where step such-and-such will help me." And another thing I have noticed, as so many people regard the twelve steps in terms of AA, religion and The Big Book of AA. Yes they can be that, but we can also use them without a Big Book, and without spirituality if thats what we choose. So I would encourage anyone to view them, take from them what they need, and if theres something that needs to be adapted to personal lifestyle thats ok too.

Thanks for the post :cute

Blessed Be

:love
Dory

[emarie]

Hi!

I just celebrated six months of abstinence from bingeing in OA and I can vouch for the fact that the twelve steps have started creating real change in my life.

I agree with :hugonDory:hugoff that they are a way of living and they can be almost universally applied. I'm on the third step right now and after working my first and second steps, I have really realized that control and acceptance are major parts of my life. My obsession with controlling not only my food intake but others around me has made for a cramped and scary life full of dangerous coping mechanisms and self-hatred. I hope to really mature through the responsibility that the steps give me.

Blah, blah, blah. Anyways, I'm really looking forward to hearing what people have to say on the topic. Remember, do what works for you!

[JessaBeth]

A bright :idea popped into my :cheshire and I thought I would share some pertinent links with you all.

http://www.twelvestep.com
http://www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org/


Brightest Blessings,

[fierce]

so right this very minute i'm on my way to my first OA meeting ever.

and i'm real scared


so keep me in your thoughts if you would if you read this.

thank you!

meg

[emarie]

You have a lot of courage!

Give it a try for a few meetings, I was MYSTIFIED when I showed up for the first time.

Good luck!

[fierce]

it was a good meeting. i'm going to another one tomorrow morning.

the one i went to was a step meeting. we did the sixth step.

it was way farther along than i am in my journey i think. but when people talked about their feelings on the step etc i just sort of felt like i was home. i cried quite a bit.

i'm glad i was at such a small meeting this time. there were only like five people. i was quite good.

[Chriszgirl]

No, but it has crossed my mind.....i guess i am chicken......:sad

[fierce]

this is dorky but it should say it was quite good not i was quite good.

unfortunately the edit time has expired. but it will bother me so.

i am dorky i know.

[JessaBeth]

I think that the ******** steps help so much... I was happy to hear that you went to a meeting, how did you like it?
I was part of OA for a lil while, but then switched from OA to http://www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org/

{{ Hugs }}

Much Love,
Gotta Run

[JessaBeth]

T W E L V E S T E P S

lol man, it's gonna get some getting used to writing out the l e t t e r s, lolol . . . it's frustrating me !

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