Emotions Anonymous 12 Step recovery program

Alternatives to Face-to-Face meetings

Meetings using alternative formats have always been available- this list provides that information. NEW remote meetings can be found under "Meetings Added Recently" under "Alternative Format Meetings" at the lower left side of this homepage, meeting details can be found by clicking on the meeting.

Click here for regular alternative format meetings.
New Meetings Switched to Alternative Format Announced Here

We will list new meetings that were face to face but now are meeting through alternative methods here as we are informed.

See all the meetings that have shifted to remote methods and specific details by clicking this button.
Two New Pamphlets!

We are very happy to offer two new pamphlets - Confidentiality (#86) and Higher Power (#88).

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Can you help?

If every EA member told just one person about the program during the month of May, think of number of people we could reach! Consider using your Facebook, Instagram, or email contacts to share information during this time of social distancing.

Click here for our free publications in PDF format - ready download and attach to your social media posts.
COVID-19 Virus information

We know there is a lot of concern right now and we deeply value the comfort that can be gained from EA meetings. Each group or individual should determine for themselves whether or not to gather, as different communities are being affected in different ways. The EAI main office will remain open, calls and emails will be answered, and orders will continue to be filled.

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How to Move your Meeting to an Alternative Format or How to Join a Meeting

Here are instructions on how to set up an Alternative Format Meeting (Skype, Zoom & Free Conference Call) and how to access these types of meetings.

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You Have Created an Alternative Format Meeting... Now What?

Thank you for either starting a new meeting or moving your face-to-face meeting to an alternative format! This allows the EA program to keep going during these difficult times! Click below and send in your meeting information so we can let others know!

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This is the official website of Emotions Anonymous International.
Emotions Anonymous (EAI) exists to support individuals with emotional difficulties in their efforts to live more manageable lives by using the Emotions Anonymous Program of recovery.

We know this is a difficult time for everyone and are doing our best to shift EAI operations to accommodate the current world situation. Many groups are beginning to hold remote meetings. Please check the meeting locator for more information. If you have not signed up to receive emails from EAI, please do so here, as we will begin providing EA program reflections via email each week in order to stay in touch. Currently, the EAI office is open but staff is working remotely most of the week; calls are being answered or returned when staff are available. Orders will continue to be processed, though they may take longer than usual based on staff availability. We continue to need your support! Please click here to make a contribution. We are all in this together and this too shall pass.

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EA groups are self-supporting and all groups and individuals financially support the EAI office, which manages the literature and administrative work for EA as a whole. Without support from members, EAI staff would not be available to support the many groups and members who have questions, make suggestions, or want to purchase EA materials. Thank you to each individual and group for your contributions.

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Find an EA Meeting

EA has always offered alternatives to face-to-face meetings and during the pandemic, some f-to-f meetings have shifted to a remote format. The regular alternative meetings are available on the link below. New/temporarily shifted meetings are listed under "New Meetings," (just to the left of this information).

A key to emotional well-being is to stay active with your group. We also offer alternative formats, including phone, Skype, chat and others. Or, if there are no face-to-face groups in your area please consider starting one! Find out more here.

Click here to find a meeting in the United States.

Click here to find a global meeting.

Click here to find a meeting held REMOTELY - chat, Skype, phone and other methods!

Monthly Reflections on the 12 Promises from EAI Trustees

PROMISE 5: The feelings of uselessness and self-pity lessen.

With poor self-esteem, I feel high levels of uselessness. When feeling sorry for myself, my self-pity is also increases. Working the EA program (Steps 4 and 10) allows me to inventory my assets and my deficits (character defects). That assessment increases my self-worth: celebrating the work of a power greater than myself giving me worth. Cancelling any previously scheduled “pity parties” and getting to work on courageously changing the things I can means I’ll really have a real reason to party – honoring the success of honest work in the program. As Kool and Gang said, “Celebrate good times, come on!” - Scott J., EAI President

Self-pity, feeling like I wasn't good enough, or that I was not enough, I focused on all of my flaws and shortcomings. I knew I was fat, not smart enough, and not lovable. I thought, "Who would love a person like me?" Thus I would meet people who would treat me like I treated myself. I had boyfriends who talked about my weight and treated me badly, I thought, because of it. I read somewhere that the whole purpose of the 12 step program is to enable us to feel good about ourselves. That's awesome! And that has come true for me. I do feel good about myself and my abilities and I have also learned that I do not always have to do, I can just be. I am enough. God made me the way I am just like He made you the way you are. I felt so bad about myself. I felt useless and I wandered aimlessly having no idea what my real purpose was. Now I know! God put us all here for a reason; to fulfill a purpose at this time. I now know what my purpose is. It is to help people, particularly the people who are blessed with my same problems. Yes, I said blessed. I thought having grave emotional and mental disorders and not being able to stop eating were curses. But I have come to realize that they are blessings; they are my greatest assets. I am "uniquely qualified", if you will, to help those people. I really believe we are here to help each other get through this thing we call life. I thank my Higher Power for the 12 steps! And by the way, I lost 100 pounds following the 12 steps and I am at a normal weight now. - Derita P., EAI Trustee

When I react judgmentally, uncompassionate, and hurtful, it usually comes from a place of uselessness and self-pity. If I feel great about my purpose in life and the value that I add each day, I find no reason to be mean towards others. This is where control comes in for me. If I feel that I can control everything, then every time something goes wrong, I feel bad about it because it was in my power to stop and I carry that negative feeling with me in my interactions with others. The EA readings have taught me that I am not in control of most things, the people in my life and work included. This realization helps me to get through each day in a peaceful and satisfying way. - Paul N., EAI Treasurer

The point of the Fifth Promise is that each of us has experiences, no matter how unique and terrible, with the potential to help others. It took a long time for me to realize this. The idea of sharing freely and unburdening myself seemed selfish. How could anyone relate, much less benefit, from my story? I had to overcome this false belief and conquer my fears before I could share completely. I did so with hope – hope that someone in the group would gain something from listening to my story. And it did. I found that my experiences could serve as examples to others, delivering the message of emotional recovery to those who needed it the most. - Steve B., EAI Trustee