Hello there jerect, and pleased to "meet" you
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Originally Posted by jerect  ... If I binge and purge can I attend OA?... |
Absolutely _yes_ !!!!
First off, I am not a member of OA. What I am going to share with you comes from my exprience living with a woman who binge and purges and is a compulsive over-exerciser. Her story sound so much like yours that you could be twins
OA started out much like al-anon, focusing on just one type of addiction. Over the years they have realized that there is much more to addiction than just _one_ chemical. OA welcomes anybody who has an addiction to food, in any of it's many manifestations.
The groups here in town are extremely welcoming, to the point that I have been invited to attend meets and functions that are listed in their directory as "closed". Since there is no "OA-anon" around here for me to attend, they went and had several "group consciences" just for me, so I could learn about the disease and be supportive of my lady.
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Originally Posted by jerect ...I don't quite understand what OA is... |
OA is a 12 step group that focuses on helping individuals survive and overcome their compulsions around food and body image. They use the same 12 steps as all the other groups, adapted to their particular needs.
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Originally Posted by jerect ... I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions of a 12 step group, FTF or online that could help me... |
Try here
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I've been hanging out in the Friends and Family section for a couple years now and I _love_ those people. I think you will to.
Your profile says you are in Georgia, give me a day or two to make some phone calls and I'll see what I can find in the way of F2F meets.
Mike