Young People

South Bay OA Young People

"Together we can do what we could never do alone." *

Do You Have A Problem With Food?

Overeaters Anonymous can help make your teen years some of the best years of your life. How? By sharing the experience, strength and hope of those who came before you and who were helped to overcome the problem we have in common - compulsive overeating.

No matter how hard we tried on our own, we could not control our eating. In OA we found the help we needed to stop overeating and start feeling better about ourselves.

If you have a problem with food, give yourself the following quick quiz. Be honest -- you're doing this for YOU!

Do you eat as a response to all kinds of feelings -- highs, lows and in-betweens?
Does your overeating make you miserable?
Do your eating habits interfere with your social life; or does your social life revolve around food?
Do you eat normally in front of others and binge when you're alone?
Do you drift off in class because you're thinking about food or losing weight?
Do you hate gym and other activities because of your weight?
Do you spend more than you would like to on junk food?
Do you sometimes steal food -- or money to buy it?
Do you pass up dances and other events because you can't fit into nice clothes?
Do you resent people's comments and "helpful suggestions" about your weight or the amount of food you eat?

If the answer to most of these questions is "Yes," you're not alone. Many people, including a lot of teenagers, suffer from the disease of compulsive overeating -- a disease from which we can recover.

Attend the Face-to-Face Young Person's meeting in the South Bay on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM at the United Methodist Church, 540 Main St., El Segundo, CA (enter off Mariposa St.) Map According to OA's Third Tradition, "The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively." Therefore, young people are welcome at all OA meetings.

Join us on the new OA Young Persons'-focus phone meeting. Connect with other OAers across the world like yourself! Download Flyer for more details and instructions on how to connect to the meeting.

Overeater's Anonymous: A Kid's View is a booklet specifically for the young person aged 10 and younger. It illustrates OA's Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions in an easy-to-understand format for that age group. "If the way you eat often makes you feel bad, the steps in this booklet will help you like yourself more and be happier."

Listen to a reading of OA's pamphlet "To The Teen."

Listen to an interview with 21-year-old Kaitlin who talks about her relationship with food and her recovery in Overeaters Anonymous from bulimia, anorexia, and compulsive eating.

Other links to follow

Young Persons of OA Facebook Page

Los Angeles Intergroup YP Page

*quote from OA's founder, Rozanne S.

In accordance with OA's policy of anonymity, the photos on this page are "stock photos" and not members of Overeaters Anonymous.