Sugarholism hurts but we can heal

We who are in S.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our eating. We still hated to admit that we could never eat just one cookie. Then we heard from other S.A. members that we were sick. (We thought so for years!) We found out that many people suffered from the same feelings of guilt and loneliness and hopelessness that we did. We found out that we had these feelings because we had the disease of sugarholism.

The above paragraph comes directly from Alcoholics Anonymous, with a few words substituted to make a point. Sugar addiction is no joke. It does not matter if the physical and psychological dependence we feel is recognized or taken seriously in the medical community. Do you really need a doctor to tell you that you have a problem, or is that just an excuse? In some cases, a doctor does intervene. If lyme disease or candida are present then sugar free diets are standard treatment. If obesity or diabetes II present, then there is a definable medical problem. The problem is not the symptom (obesity, diabetes etc.) but the underlying behavior.

Addiction is something we must recognize and admit to ourselves. If we have tried to stop eating sugar because of the consequences it has for our bodies and minds, but failed time and again, then we are in trouble and need help. Following some of the recommendations of AA literature and taking from other, non-AA sources, articles and discussion topics are presented to help understand and recover from sugar addiction.