“When people ask me, ‘Would you like a piece of cake?’ My answer is ‘No, you take the piece and give me the rest of the cake,” said Midland woman “Lisa” of the years she was stuck in a cycle of compulsive overeating before she joined Overeaters Anonymous (OA) and found help. “When all the candy’s on sale after Halloween especially, that bag of candy bars would be literally calling my name.”
Before a binge, something would overcome her and she would lose any ability to control herself, she said. Within a short period of time she would have consumed multiple bags of candy “not having tasted even a single piece.”
“I would think, ‘what am I doing?’ All the wrappers are around me and the first thought I’d have is if someone came to the door or my husband came home from work, I would be so ashamed,” Lisa said.
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