Sam grew up in a small loving family but had to move around a lot in his early life for his parents work. As a result he felt like a bit of an outsider, didn’t enjoy school much and found comfort in eating on his own. Sam felt varying degrees of anxiety and depression and even felt suicidal during his teens before gaining his independence with a car, a job and multiple attempts at Uni. Co-dependent relationships gave him some stability for a while before causing him more problems and he began to lose himself in comfort eating. About one year ago Sam’s mum suggested that he contact Overeaters Anonymous (OA) where he found that he wasn’t terminally unique – there were plenty of other problem eaters out in the world. Now his life is wonderful, he can share his experience with others and has developed a sane relationship with food and eating.

If you’re experiencing difficulties in life as a result of your relationship to food and eating then Overeaters Anonymous could help you. Email them at oa.melb@gmail.com or see their website oa.org.au/meetings.