AB+ OA Literature
Coming to Overeaters Anonymous isn’t easy for anyone, but Anorexics & Bulimics have an extra barrier.
Seeing our AB+ experiences mentioned in OA literature lets us know that we do have a home in OA.
If OA literature mentions purging in any way, restricting, or compulsive exercising, we’ll add it to our list.
Additional references available in: https://www.oaregion1.org/uploads/1/4/0/4/14047174/anorexic_and_bulimic_voices_in_oa_literature.pdf
The 12 Steps & 12 Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, 2nd Edition © 2018
- p. 1 Introduction to the Twelve Steps
- p. 3 Step One
- p. 9 Step Two
- p. 107 Tradition Three
Diverse Voices: A Common Solution © 2024
- p. 35 Gastric Bypass Was Not My Solution
- p. 46 Finding Myself, Finding Recovery
- p. 52 Not the Exception
- p. 68 Trains, Nonbinary and Queer in OA
- p. 83 Mental Health as Part of Recovery
- p. 91 An Anorexic Perspective
- p. 100 Rainbow HP
- p. 146 Anonymous in Australia
- p. 155 Males Can Be Anorexics Too
- p. 170 Willfullness in Willingness
Voices of Recovery, 2nd Edition © 2022
- p. 30 January 30
- p. 258 September 14
- p. 307 November 2
- p. 321 November 16
Body Image, Relationships & Sexuality: Personal Journeys to Recovery in Overeaters Anonymous © 2020
- p. 6 I’m Not Enough, and Happiness is Over There
- p. 12 Working the Twelve Steps on My Body Image
- p. 16 So Much More Than My Body
- p. 26 I Lost Weight When I Started Loving My Body
- p. 34 A Right Sized Attitude Adjustment
- p. 48 Finding Long Lasting Love
- p. 54 Deep Honest Relationships with Myself, HP & Others
- p. 58 Slowly but Surely: Truer of Heart
- p. 60 Revealing Myself to Those I Love
- p. 76 The Deeper My Recovery, the Deeper My Relationships
- p. 80 Through HP, Intimate Relationships Are Possible!
- p. 93 Peace and Comfort
- p. 100 The Gift of Being Good Enough
- p. 111 Awakening to Vulnerability
- p. 116 My Body and Sex Are Gifts from God
Overeaters Anonymous (Brown Book), 3rd Edition © 2014
- p. 45 Who Is My Appetite?
- p. 49 Seeking & Finding a Power to Live By
- p. 53 Same Disease
- p. 57 Humility, Gratitude, & Kindness
- p. 65 The Hiking Trail Meeting
- p. 73 He Shared His Struggles With Another Man
- p. 81 The Turning Point Came
- p. 135 Conquering the ABC’S
- p. 171 No Longer a Little Girl
- p. 183 No More Store Hopping
Abstinence, 2nd Edition © 2013
- p. 7 Reaching for the Promises
- p. 44 Finally, Abstinence
- p. 54 No More Traffic Cop
- p. 63 The Reprieve
- p. 174 Young and Abstinent
Seeking the Spiritual Path: A Collection From Lifeline © 2007
- p. 14 The Miracle of Belief
- p. 84 Talking to HP
Lifeline Sampler © 1995
- p. 183 I am a Vomiter
- p. 196 Thinking of You
- p. 210 Three Words
- p. 213 Open Arms
- p. 292 Keep Loving Me
- p. 308 Secret Formula
- p. 318 Vomiting: A Deadly Magic
- p. 359 Color Me Grateful
OA Pamphlets
- Fifteen Questions © 2012
- Fifteen Questions for the Young Person © 2012
- Focus on Anorexia and Bulimia Packet © 2017
- Many Symptoms, One Solution © 1995
- OA Members Come in All Sizes: Welcome, Whatever Your Problem with Food © 2005
- Recovery Checklist © 2011
AB+ References in Discontinued OA Literature
While the below literature is no longer sold at oa.org, many OA members own copies.
This website does not link to non-OA sources due to Tradition 6. To buy any of the literature below, look for it online where-ever used books are sold.
If you have access to Face to Face OA meetings, you may find copies there as well.
Voices of Recovery, 1st Edition © 2002
- p. 30 January 30
- p. 258 September 14
- p. 307 November 2
- p. 321 November 16
Overeaters Anonymous (Brown Book), 2nd Edition © 2001
- p. 43 Abstinence Not Perfection
- p. 179 Beautiful Woman Inside and Out
- p. 184 The Overachiever Who Overcame
- p. 190 The Atheist Who Made a Zif
- p. 200 Compulsive Like Me
The 12 Steps & 12 Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous © 1993
- p. 1 Step One
- p. 9 Step Two
- p. 129 Tradition Three
Overeaters Anonymous (Brown Book), 1st Edition © 1980
- p. 36 Compulsive Like Me
- p. 76 Thin Is Not Healthy
- p. 115 Beautiful Woman Inside and Out
- p. 119 The Roulette Player
- p. 125 The Overachiever Who Overcame
- p. 131 Something Dependable
- p. 140 The Atheist Who Made a Zif