Is the recovery from bulimia in a 12 step program drastically different than Alcoholics Anonymous?
Question by Hello There: Is the recovery from bulimia in a 12 step program drastically diverse than Alcoholics Anonymous?
I had a friend inform me that in ABA for instance- you do not commence counting days once again if you purge yet again, and that the road to recovery is not total abstinence from binging and purging, but reaching a degree of manageability in which you ‘get back on the horse’ when you purge after a period of refraining. I was alarmed, but intrigued by her statements and desired to find out if this was the situation- since I’m so AA biased.
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Answer by thebigz
there is above eaters antonymous in a 12 step program but as far as i know there is no program for bulimia you can make your system about the two in which you are now and the oa system and see if that works if you like the 12 step system
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OA and FAA are the only 12 step programs I know of and they are both, well, 12 step programs so they are “like” AA. If AA works for you, then you might be best off in one of those programs. They have a different focus. OA focuses on compulsive overeating (the behavior only) while FAA focuses on addiction to food–sugar, flour and wheat (the substance).
That said I am a recovered anorexic and bulimic myself who has been free of all ED behaviors for 25 years, as well as a recovered alcoholic with 9 years sober. I say “recovered” because in my experience the problems do not last forever like the 12 step programs claim. Once I got my issues behind me I no longer cared to live my life in constant “recovery”: I am healthy now, and I plan to stay that way.