Overeater's Anonymous Literature

[Guest rickydee]

Literature is a major part of the !2 Step Program. These are good basic books for OA by OA!

The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions #990

The Twelve-Step Workbook #992

For Today #984

Overeaters Anonymous, 2nd Edition #988

Voices of Recovery #986

Overeaters Anonymous Bookstore

[LAN2k 18]

Thanks for the listing. I'm really delighted to be in the 12 step program and I am growing from the literature. I am actually excited.

[Guest rickydee]

Lit studies are some of the best groups! If you want to, once we get our stuff, we can do a little topic study each day, which will definitely attract others. I ordered the 12 OA Steps, the workbook, meditation and stdy book. That could keep us busy a while!

I am so happy to be working a piece of this into my bariatric experience! I trust the Higher Power of my understanding and am alive so far...

[LAN2k 18]

I would like to, yes. So far I have the BB and the 12&12 OA book, I should probably pick up the OA workbook?

[Guest rickydee]

We could start with the Ch 5 How it works thread. I have registered my thinking, how bout you add yours and/ or any questions:001_cool:! yay!

[LAN2k 18]

Sounds like a plan. I am on step 2 in the program w/sponsor. I am thinking that you are refering to the OA 12&12 book? I'll have to read through chapter 5 then and give you my thoughts.

[Guest rickydee]

Actually it's "Ch 5 How It Works" from the AA Big Book. If you look on the thread with that name, I included a quote. Ch 5 is a lso available online...:crying:

[LAN2k 18]

Ah duh!! Thanks I just found it "How it Works". Okay Ricky..I hope you will give me time to read up to and through chapter 5. My sponsor gave me a "My 1st Study Assignment" There are 53 questions for me to answer. She said there is a method and purpose for doing this. So I am really only beginning this venture. I am WANTING to do it so badly, as I wanted to have the VSG. I have realized through my personal experience post surgery, my emotional and spiritual experience a huge void within me and so I hope you will be patient. I don't think I can just skip over to chapter 5 and give an honest assessment since I think I need to work myself gradually to understand it all. I'm a slow reader only because I self distract. I'm going to try and answer the questions given to me by my sponsor while reading through the Big Book and I will respond here when I get there. This is all very exciting to me, where there is hope. Make sense?

[Guest rickydee]

Just so you know, This portion of Chapter 5 is read at the beginning of most AA meetings. It is a part of the Chapter, but it has become a stand alone passage, which is fairly self evident, but obviously do what is comfortable for you...rdc

[LAN2k 18]

Stand by... I'm on it. In the meanwhile who knows there may be others who will be interested and willing to contribute. Thanks Ricky.