Welcome to our danish, swedish and norwegian online meeting
Thursdays 21.00-22.00 (3pm EST)
Our email loop has now been released, and you are welcome to join us!
Just send an empty email to ScandinavianOA-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or take a look beneath.
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 overeating and to carry this message of recovery to those who still suffer.
ScandinavianOA is a fellowship inside of The Recovery Group, for norwegian, swedish and danish compulsive under- and overeaters, but also for anyone else in the fellowship of OA and TRG. We offer OA approved meetings on scandinavian and an email loop. You are invited to participate on our meetings to share or just to attend.
We have meetings on thursdays 21.00 according to the Scandinavian time zone, GMT+1 (3pm EST). The meeting leaders will lead in their own language, wich will vary, and all participants are encouraged to share in the language most comfortable to them. Scroll down to find a little dictionary with common OA words in scandinavian to ease our connection. Let us celebrate our scandinavian fellowship
To the newcomer:
Welcome to OA! Newcomers are important in OA, so be not afraid to share and make contact. On our internet meetings and our email loop you will find other compulsive eaters with the same disease as you. Feel free to stay here a lot and have no doubt about asking questions. We have all been new to OA, so we can relate to you. For further information about the OA program and to see if there are meetings in your home town, check out the web sites at the bottom of the page. You are not alone!
The email loop, or the Scandinavian OA group as we prefer to call it, is a discussion list where you share in email format. It's like a meeting between the meetings. To subscribe to the email loop, send a blank email to ScandinavianOA-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or use this form:
Please take a look at the Scandinavian OA groups own webpage to learn more: health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ScandinavianOA
Practical information about the meeting:
When the log on screen shows up, just fill in a nickname of some kind, leave the other spaces blank, and then press Connect to Starchat. To be able to participate in out meetings you’ll need Java – a freeware. If you don’t have Java installed on your computer a message will appear when you are trying to enter the meeting. You can download Java via http://www.java.com/sv/download/index.jsp
-It is also possible to use the irc-klient mIRC – wich is free – to enter our meetings. It is that program that our leaders use, and you will gain better control. You can ask us and we will provide instructions on how to set the program. You’ll find us on the server Starchat – Random server, and the channel is called #ScandinavianOA. Download via http://www.mirc.com/get.html
Click on "Teknisk hjälp" for more information (only in swedish, press here for english info). We are happy to answer questions about the technic or whatever concerning ScandinavianOA, The Recovery Group and OA. Use the email link down under, or ask questions directly after our meetings; we will do our best in answering them or directing you to the right person.
It you are interested in giving service to ScandinavianOA, contact us. You are needed!
The Recovery Group introduces itself:
The Recovery Group is a Twelve Step community for men and women who have the desire to quit eating compulsively. Our extensive program includes e-mail discussion lists, both general and special focus, online OA meetings, Big Book and Step Studies, a Sponsor Program, special writings and many other services. You are invited to join us on our recovery journey.