Anonymous (Relapse & Recovery Meeting, Sep 2018)

Anonymous, member since 2001, identifies as a compulsive
overeater, relapser, and century person. Anonymous' share from
the Sunday morning Relapse & Recovery Meeting includes the
following themes: life keeps getting better • preparing for early
death at 25 • 315 pounds as newcomer • 135-pound weight loss •
16-pound weight gain during last 24 months (+2/3 of a pound per
month) • new sponsor • "home free" from compulsive overeating • 7
years in relapse after experimenting with food • 8 years of
current abstinence • what is relapse? • what I was like part 1:
misery • pain of suicidal depression is indescribable •
formidable 4th year • what happened? part 1: finding &
staying in OA • what I was like part 2: relapse • not honest
about being in relapse • no humility • relapse: losing winning
lottery ticket • what happened part 2: admitting to being in
relapse • consequences of relapse • what I'm like now: wonderful
• full-time employment • 5 months with new girlfriend • open to
having children • moving out of San Francisco • thank you, OA San
Francisco