Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience,  strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating.  We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively.  There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations.  OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues.  Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive eating and to carry this message of recovery to those who still suffer. (From: The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, Copyright 1990, 1995 by Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.  Reprinted by permission of Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.)