Service Service Call By admin Posted on May 14, 2016 2 min read 1 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr The telephone is the hardest Tool for me to use. I have stubbornly resisted this Tool during all my ten years in program. Even in my teenage years, I did not like answering calls from my girlfriends. Whoever heard of a teenage girl who doesn’t like to talk with friends on the phone? My disease causes me to feel inadequate, so I am sometimes at a loss for words during conversations. I am afraid of being a bore. My disease says, “You’re not an interesting conversationalist. Don’t bother calling anyone.” And as a compulsive overeater, I often lapse into a desire for isolation. I find myself retreating into my head. A commitment to making phone calls ensures I rejoin the world and connect with other compulsive overeaters. I remember something helpful a speaker once said: “I make calls not because it helps me, but because it is a service to the person I’m calling.” Phone calls may always be a challenge for me, but my recovery has taught me I must do the thing I do not want to do. — Kathy W., Long Island, New York USA