If you want to feel better, go to a meeting, if you want to get better work the twelve steps.

This morning I attended a 3 1/2 hour workshop on working the twelve steps. As a member of OA we use all of the literature of AA and logically we know that that alcohol and food can both be deadly if abused and that our addictions are similar, but this morning we had guest speakers from AA and I was really impressed by how similar the addictions are, and how the mind of the addict works the same, no matter what the addiction. The Yetzer Hara will attack us wherever we are vulnerable/