MEMBERS' STORIES

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These are the stories of how some of our members came to find a solution to their food obsession in Addictive Eaters Anonymous. Our membership is diverse with people coming to the fellowship from a variety of backgrounds, and these stories represent the experience, strength and hope of individual AEA members. Any opinions expressed in these stories are those of the individual speakers, and not necessarily those of AEA as a whole.

Living in the solution

Living in the solution in Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Surrender, sponsorship, spirituality and service help me to achieve sobriety.

Apr 10, 20214 min read

Sobriety in Addictive Eaters Anonymous transformed my unmanageable life

I knew I was powerless over food, because of my eating. I could see how powerless I was, but I didn't understand my unmanageable life.

Mar 16, 20213 min read

What it was like, what happened and what it is like now

What it was like - eating addictively was torment every day I woke up each morning, beating myself up for bingeing the day before. The...

Feb 9, 20212 min read

“First Things First” - Recovery in Addictive Eaters Anonymous is my priority today

How has the slogan “First Things First” helped me recover from addictive eating? My sponsor made it very clear to me that her recovery...

Jan 16, 20214 min read

Am I entirely ready? - experience of Step Six in Addictive Eaters Anonymous

After sharing my inventory in Step Five, I thought I was ready for Step Six, ‘Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of...

Dec 11, 20204 min read

Even the way I treat my dogs has improved in Addictive Eaters Anonymous

On the outside, my life looks similar to the way it used to before I found recovery in Addictive Eaters Anonymous. But a closeup view of...

Nov 14, 20203 min read

Bingeing, restricting and over exercising masked my feelings of restlessness and irritability

I am restless today. I want some excitement. I want to change my reality. Nothing actually bad is happening today. But it’s there.

Oct 9, 20203 min read

My binge eating was out of control but now I pray and meditate

My life is no longer ruled by food, I have stopped binge eating and stayed stopped. With the help of AEA I have a new way of life.

Sep 13, 20206 min read

I have learnt how to deal with resentments and stay sober in Addictive Eaters Anonymous

After two decades of sobriety, I know I am not cured of the disease of addictive eating and that I can’t afford resentments.

Aug 11, 20203 min read

A Life of Addiction and Loneliness Transformed in Addictive Eaters Anonymous

A Life of Addiction and Loneliness Transformed in Addictive Eaters Anonymous. A dramatic change from when I was in full-blown addiction.

Jul 14, 20203 min read

By answering “Yes” to two simple questions my life changed.

Nearly three years ago my current sponsor twelfth-stepped me. How did it happen and what does it mean? We’d been going to the same...

May 24, 20204 min read

Spiritual Discipline - Why I need to surrender to what is suggested in AEA

I really don’t want to write a blog today. That’s the plain and simple truth of the matter. But, experience in sobriety has shown me that...

Apr 14, 20203 min read

Light and easy days, free of depressive eating, bingeing and procrastination

Gone are the days of sitting depressed in my flat, unable to function when all I could do was sit and eat, frozen with fear. I am amazed...