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Group FounderBubblesDavey
BubblesDavey
Years ago while attending my OA meetings I met a woman who was not doing too well and finally left the group. About a year later I met her while shopping. She was laughing, appeared to be very happy and content.
She stated, "I was in the wrong program, I needed a different approach."
She joined another Twelve Step program and continued to flourish.

Many of my OA friends attend other Twelve Step programs as I do. We have many people who have stopped drinking, using drugs and move on to overeating. We welcome them with open arms.

Not that I'm suggested we have a mass exodus from this site.
Just thinking about my own road to recovery.
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I used to attend alanon meetings and open AA meetings myself. They were of help at the time.
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I go to OA on and off, whilst I'm out of the food i'm sane enough to go, then I lapse, insanity calls and I leave. has anyone else done this before they really surrender?
Group FounderBubblesDavey
BubblesDavey
OA invites people in every stage of recovery. EVERY STAGE. If only "Perfect" people were wanted, we would close all the meetings.
Dear seventieschild, Welcome to this site.
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I don't believe that I will ever be perfect in OA in that I will be able to do the 12 steps perfectly every day so I won't be leaving, I need this so much.
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Thank you to each and every member who's kept OA going over the years. It is a group that offers hope, freedom and fellowship which I hope will help me be the person I was created to be. As a person with a compusive nature I think I could apply the 12 steps to other areas in my life.
Group FounderBubblesDavey
BubblesDavey
"Bring it to the Steps" is an expression that I've heard over the years. It really works.
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I feel that the more 12-step programs I attend, the greater the number of views that I get of the 12-steps. Furthermore, each time I realise that I need help in another area of my life and come into a 12-step program, I have to start again from Step 1 and I see it in a whole new light.

I have been attending AA since 1999, sober since 2000, I attended NicA in 2001 to quit the wicked weed, and now I attend AA, NA, OA and SA!! I do one meeting of each a week and it's OA and SA that are providing me with my greatest challenges at the moment in terms of recovery and I am grateful that they are there :o)
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I attended alanon for several years and It really helped me. the thing with me is I quite . and Im praying this time it will be different that I will follow the steps for life not all ways perfectly on every day but really try and stop the thinking oh well I blew it so what does it matter that I can do something for 12 hrs that i might not be able to do tomorrow
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