Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 I don't know if they still do it or not, but AA used to encourage its members to *start* smoking, if they didn't already. As recently as 10 years ago, they encouraged their members to eat, rather than drink. A LOT of AA members ended up in OA. I guess AA just feels that any other addiction is preferable to alcohol addiction, and if their members get hooked on something else, let someone else help them! --- Start weight 365# Lap RnY, Distal - Dr. s Vanderbilt University Hospital Surgery date June 3, 2002 Current weight 199.5# ----- Original Message ----- .... > I somehow have the need to trade one addiction for another. A friend of > mine is an alcoholic and saw him do the same thing with smoking and then > drugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 , they don't (at least not at the meetings I've attended, dealing with my OWN addictions) do that anymore. Jac Life is not a spectator sport Picture It Digital Designs <http://www.pictureitdigitaldesigns.com> XXX Farm Paint Horses <http://members.cox.net/xxxfarmpaints> Mail to: jholdaway@... Re: RE: Cross Addictions I don't know if they still do it or not, but AA used to encourage its members to *start* smoking, if they didn't already. As recently as 10 years ago, they encouraged their members to eat, rather than drink. A LOT of AA members ended up in OA. I guess AA just feels that any other addiction is preferable to alcohol addiction, and if their members get hooked on something else, let someone else help them! --- Start weight 365# Lap RnY, Distal - Dr. s Vanderbilt University Hospital Surgery date June 3, 2002 Current weight 199.5# ----- Original Message ----- .... > I somehow have the need to trade one addiction for another. A friend of > mine is an alcoholic and saw him do the same thing with smoking and then > drugs. Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 That truly is a sad state of affairs. I guess it is much better to die of lung cancer or a co-morbidity due to over eating then to die of cirrhosis of the liver. (Umm not.) Fortunately not all AA groups are that way. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 20:06:59 -0500 writes: > I don't know if they still do it or not, but AA used to encourage > its > members to *start* smoking, if they didn't already. As recently as > 10 years > ago, they encouraged their members to eat, rather than drink. A LOT > of AA > members ended up in OA. I guess AA just feels that any other > addiction is > preferable to alcohol addiction, and if their members get hooked on > something else, let someone else help them! > > > --- > Start weight 365# > Lap RnY, Distal - Dr. s > Vanderbilt University Hospital > Surgery date June 3, 2002 > Current weight 199.5# > > ----- Original Message ----- > > ... > > I somehow have the need to trade one addiction for another. A > friend of > > mine is an alcoholic and saw him do the same thing with smoking > and then > > drugs. > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Yep, I resemble that remark. I swear that in my drinking days, that was one thing that could keep my weight down was drinking. When I gave up the booze I had nothing to turn to but the food (or so I thought.) Since alcohol converts to sugar rather quickly it only makes sense that sugar would give us that same high. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 06:46:49 -0400 " nancy pugliese " writes: > My brother in law went thru AA. He gained about 30 lb. afterward. > He said > they told him that ex alcoholics tend to take up eating " sugar " > because it > actually simulates the same " feeling " as alcohol. P. > Re: RE: Cross Addictions > > > > I don't know if they still do it or not, but AA used to encourage > its > > members to *start* smoking, if they didn't already. As recently as > 10 > years > > ago, they encouraged their members to eat, rather than drink. A > LOT of AA > > members ended up in OA. I guess AA just feels that any other > addiction is > > preferable to alcohol addiction, and if their members get hooked > on > > something else, let someone else help them! > > > > > > --- > > Start weight 365# > > Lap RnY, Distal - Dr. s > > Vanderbilt University Hospital > > Surgery date June 3, 2002 > > Current weight 199.5# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 What is a good addictive behaviour? I know people who are addicted to cleaning and exercising to the point of excluding everything and everybody in their life. I had a friend that literally exercised 6 to 8 hours a day. I'm not sure that is healthier then an eating addiction. My own personal opinion is that it is better to have everthing in moderation. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 14:03:54 -0000 " c_raia " writes: > Has anyone been really successful in doing this, substituting > a " good " addictive behavior or compulsion for a bad one? Cleaning > instead of eating, exercising instead of shopping, that sort of > thing? Is it possible? Any tips for successfully doing it? It > would sure be useful! > > Celia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Hi folks, I don't know about AA-I was just a " drunk " , never went to meetings (way in my past, thank God!) but I have always believed that the food addiction was the same as the booze addiction. I maintained my weight around 200 lbs while I was a drinker/socializer. I worked at a physical job (janitorial/housekeeping) and went dancing and drinking 7 nights a week. When I quit drinking, I quit the partying-then started working in office settings. All changes were prompted, originally, by a horrible car wreck 26 years ago. I wasn't driving-just a passenger and no alcohol involved. Anyhow, I do get a similar feeling from sugar that I got from alcohol. Alcohol is a sugar product, of sorts anyway. I am glad I gave it up alcohol several years ago, and only miss a good Italian red wine when the cold Alaskan winter nights set in. I gave up the alcohol when I became pregnant with my daughter, and continued the abstinence since then due to religious convictions. I have no regrets-it is one more thing in my life that I can control. Oh how nice it would be for me if I could just give up food all together! Dream on folks...... Sue in AK Re: RE: Cross Addictions > My brother in law went thru AA. He gained about 30 lb. afterward. He said > they told him that ex alcoholics tend to take up eating " sugar " because it > actually simulates the same " feeling " as alcohol. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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