Way to go!!!
Congratulations!!

Hi Katriina,
I don't think what you're describing is uncommon.  In fact, when we were in our "psychological orientation"  we were told ahead of time that at our evaluation we may be either 1) cleared for surgery 2) cleared with recommended therapy or 3) postponed pending therapy and further evaluation.  They told us that about 50% are cleared with no problem, 45% are cleared with recommended therapy and only 5% are postponed.  I was personally cleared with recommended therapy.  I already had an established relationship with a psychologist so I just continue seeing her until the 8 week recommendation is complete and then the hospital's psychologist will release me for surgery. 
The hospital's psychologist recommends patients for therapy to help us deal with emotional eating, untreated psychological issues, stress management, etc.  My problem is emotional eating and stress management.  When she reviewed my paperwork she said "Wow, you've got alot going on! How are you going to manage taking your vitamins, exercising, eating right?"

Hope that helps.
Lea

I've been lurking here for many years, literally.  I finally checked myself into rehab on 4/10/08 and have been sober since then.  While the journey to sobriety has been one of the most painful, yet interesting journeys I've ever taken there have been some strange twists and turns along the way.

I wanted to ask how getting sober/clean has affected your relationship with your SO.  In my case, my marriage is all but over now.  It is almost as if my husband could better deal with me being drunk than with me being sober.  Drinking has been a part of our relationship from the beginning (27 yrs.) and while I am NO one to call anyone else an alcoholic, I do think that he also has issues with alcohol.  My kids are 23, 19 & 15 and I am the only one who went to AA, therapy, etc.  The family, as a whole, think that this is MY issue and that it is something that only I have to deal with.  I've read and learned enough to know that it is a FAMILY disease and that it deeply affected them all.  I just hope that the kids are smart enough to research it at some point in their lives.

Anyone with the same issues or maybe a different viewpoint?

PS:  I now can very clearly see why I drank...really, it was easier in some ways to just zone out and not deal with the crap that happens at times.  I also realize how genetically I was very prone to this and that is one of my biggest fears with my kids.  

Happy Hump Day..

Today I am grateful..

For people that check on me to make sure I am okay..

For emails that make me smile..

For my co-workers..

For fresh starts..

That I will be okay..

06/17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
Readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.  A casual apology, on the one hand, will rarely suffice in making amends to one we have harmed; a true change of attitude, in contrast, can do wonders to make up for past unkindnesses.  If I've deprived anyone of any material thing, I'll acknowledge the debt and pay it as soon as I'm able.  WILL I SWALLOW MY PRIDE AND MAKE THE FIRST OVERTURES TOWARD RECONCILIATION?

TODAY I PRAY
God, show me the best ways to make "direct amends."  Sometimes simply admitting and unload my own simmering guilt.  Other times restitution may take some creative thought.  May I be wholly aware that I cannot take this Ninth Step unless I develop some caring, some real concern about how others feel, along with changes in my behavior.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
First I care, then I apologize.