How do I know if I am a food addict? Can you tell me about the Food Addicts Anonymous process?
Question by lao: How do I know if I am a food addict? Can you tell me about the Food Addicts Anonymous process?
I attended a Food Addicts Anonymous meeting a couple of days ago. To join/participate one must attend several meetings. Although, I like the results heard during the meeting, I am uncomfortable declaring myself an ‘addict’. In the meeting, one must introduce themselves followed by the phrase, ” I am a food addict.” How do I know if I am an addict? The act of labeling myself something negative, repeatedly, seems spiritually counter-productive. I am approaching gastric by-pass surgery later in the year, meeting with the surgeon next month. My hope is that this will be a successful alternative for me.
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Answer by bmac
What is an addict? Well, would you go to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting just to see what it’s like? Of course not. You would only go to AA because you know you have a problem with alcohol—even if the first time you go you don’t want to admit how bad your problem is. An addict is someone who cannot stop whatever destructive behavior they continue to do—no matter what the consequences are of them continuing to do it.
Someone who is a food addict is someone who has a lot of problems in their life because of food. They are overweight—or even obese. Or their bodyweight can go up and down constantly. They hate being like that, they promise….SWEAR they are going to stop…..and they can’t. They start to eat…they keep eating, it makes them feel horribly guilty, it hurts their body….yet they just keep right on doing it. That’s a food addict.
If you can stop overeating or binge eating, give up the things you love that are so bad for you, start eating healthy, lose weight, not think about food constantly…then I guess you aren’t addicted to food.
If you went to a meeting for food addicts, then you have a problem with food…..even if right now you don’t want to admit how bad your problem is.
If you didn’t like Food Addicts Anonymous, then try Overeaters Anonymous:
http://www.oa.org
Best wishes.
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