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Leaving My Comfort Zone

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Posted on October 1, 2018
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Coming back from work one late winter afternoon, I caught myself thinking that since the weather was cold, I’d better get home, take a hot shower, put on those nice pajamas, have a soup, and finally snuggle into a soft warm blanket to watch a movie or read a novel or newspaper.

However, it was Wednesday, the day of my weekly OA meeting. Since it was so, I realized my best option was to put on warm clothes and run to the meeting. I might be tired, but my compulsive overeating has a “wonderful” disposition, always ready to catch me. I might be down, but the disease is always ready to act. It could be cold outside, but my disease will always be warm and strong enough to come after me!

I need OA, so I go to meetings. It does not matter if there are ten people, five people, or no one else besides me. The important thing is to be there. When I leave my comfort zone to do things differently than I’d always done before, I’m assuring my compulsive overeating that I do not want it around; I don’t want to get back to the hole I was in. I am willing to do anything necessary to recover.

The disease will always be lurking and waiting for an opportunity to act. Attending meetings is a way to keep me strong and alert.

— Rosangela, Brazil

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