OA's 12 step program works like AA, except it helps us deal with food. Freedom from food & weight obsession is possible. Overeaters Anonymous - Greater Pittsburgh Intergroup is the local service body of the international 12 step group Overeaters Anonymous. Our service area can be found at https://gpioa.org/service.htm. Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experie
nce, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members; we are self- supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology, or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues. Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors and to carry the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still suffer. We use “compulsive overeating” and “compulsive eating” interchangeably. These terms include, but are not limited to, overeating, under-eating, food addiction, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, overexercising, purging, and other compulsive food behaviors. We in OA believe that compulsive eating is a disease like alcoholism is a disease. We also believe that both our disease and our recovery are threefold in nature: physical, emotional, and spiritual. OA's recovery program is adapted from that of Alcoholics Anonymous to treat all three aspects of our disease. OA offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of OA. 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. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. No matter what your problem with food, compulsive food behaviors, body image and weight, you are welcome in OA.
