Eating Disorders and Food Addiction
Individual
Groups For Women
People in this group use food as a source of
comfort to deal with pain in their lives. The pain can be caused by
problems such as poor self esteem, shame, self-hate, abuse, lack of
intimacy, abandonment, hurt, anger, frustration, etc. Food addictions, (disorders) can
take different forms, which include bulimia, anorexia, compulsive
overeating, binging, engaging in excessive exercise, starvation, etc.
Whatever form the food issue takes, it is progressive. It usually starts
as a minor behavior pattern and ultimately crosses the line into a full
blown addiction. Often the person with this disorder feels that food is
the only area of control they have left in their lives. These people
need outside help to solve this problem.
The help offered by Celebrate Recovery
is spiritual. It starts with turning one’s life and will over to the
care and control of Jesus Christ. The person with a food issue
acknowledges they have a problem, and they have not been able to put it
under control. They recognize that Jesus Christ is their loving Higher
Power, and He will provide all the resources needed to overcome their
addictions.
These people follow up by attending
weekly Celebrate Recovery meetings. In these meetings they learn how to
identify their underlying issues causing their addictive behavior. They
also learn how to appropriate God’s power in eliminating them. They
learn how to forgive those who have hurt them and to make amends to all
the people they have hurt. They learn how to change their focus
from themselves to others. The result is lasting freedom and permanent
victory.
Over the years many people with food addictionissues have gone through
the Celebrate Recovery program with incredible results. Celebrate
Recovery has a success rate much higher than conventional recovery
programs. Why not give it a try?
We meet every Wednesday Night at 7:00 p.m.
FREE CHILDCARE
Creekside Community Church
951 MacArthur Blvd, San Leandro, Ca 94577
510.430.0607
To participate, come to a meeting! We meet every Wednesday night at Creekside Community Church in San Leandro. If you have questions,
or need to talk to someone contact Bob Reinhart at
510-430-0607 or bob@creeksidecommunity.org
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