The Twelve Promises of Overeaters Anonymous
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We know a new freedom and happiness.
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We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
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We will comprehend the word "serenity".
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We will know peace.
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We will see how our experiences would benefit others.
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That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
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We will lose interest in selfish things.
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Self-seeking will slip away.
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Our whole attitude and outlook on life will change.
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Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us.
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We will intuitively know how to handle situations that used to baffle us.
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We will realize that our Higher Power is doing for us what we couldn’t do for ourselves.
- Woody W., Derived from the AA "Big Book", pp. 83-84.