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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

Life in Addictive Eaters Anonymous provides me with the freedom to have great adventures

Before I came into the fellowship of Addictive Eaters Anonymous, I lived full of fear, resentment, self-pity, shame, and self-obsession. My…

4 min readJun 9, 2022

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

I knew I was a food addict and I had to come back to Addictive Eaters Anonymous to find recovery

Many years ago, when I first heard sober members sharing, I had no problem believing I was an addictive eater. The food really had me. I…

6 min readMay 10, 2022

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

My bingeing and vomiting was diagnosed as an eating disorder — it was addiction

When I was in college, nearly twenty years ago now, I did an online quiz on eating disorders. It concluded I had an eating disorder…

6 min readMar 28, 2022

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

Here in AEA was the answer to all my problems — a Power greater than myself

Although I did my best, for the first 15 years of being in a 12 Step fellowship, I knew I hadn’t quite got it. Eventually, I met a woman…

5 min readFeb 13, 2022

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

All is well since AEA’s 12 Steps freed me from addictive eating and self-centred thoughts

Right now, all is fundamentally well. I have taken a few minutes to write as three preschoolers play around me. I have an opportunity to…

3 min readDec 6, 2021

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

Daily structure helped reconnect me with my Higher Power for an enjoyable life

The first thing that came into my life when I started going to meetings in a 12 Step fellowship was some daily structure. Naturally, I am a…

5 min readOct 30, 2021

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

Working the steps for a life of sobriety in Addictive Eaters Anonymous

Before I found recovery in Addictive Eaters Anonymous, I was never a great ‘people person’ because my addictive eating was the dominant…

4 min readJul 24, 2021

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

I have received the gift of sobriety through trust and constant surrender of my self-seeking ways

As I approach my tenth year in a 12-Step programme, I appreciate how many blessings have come into my life that I could not have even…

4 min readJun 23, 2021

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

Finally free of compulsive exercise, addictive eating, anger and self-obsession

Seventeen years ago I didn’t know what was wrong with me, but I knew something wasn’t right. I was often angry, confused, and troubled…

5 min readMay 23, 2021

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

Living in the solution

For me, living in the solution means going to meetings on a regular basis, not just when I feel like it, and getting a sponsor. My sponsor…

5 min readApr 10, 2021

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Addictive Eaters Anonymous

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

AEA is a worldwide Twelve Step fellowship based on Alcoholics Anonymous. Recovery from binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive exercise.

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