Question:
question for you all

IM SEEING A PSYH AS PART OF MY STEPS TO WLS I HAVE TO SEE HER FOR 6 SESSIONS AND SHE GAVE ME SOME HOMEWORK TO DO LAST WEEK AND I WOULD JUST LIKE YOUR ALLS FEED ON THIS.... ONE OF THE QUESTIONS SHE GAVE ME WAS WITHOUT MY CONFLICTS ABOUT MY BODY AND FOOD, MY LIFE WOULD BE?????? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR REPLYS :)    — sl1pp1nghalo (posted on March 23, 2009)

March 23, 2009
Basicly it is asking how differant your life would be if you were not over weight.
   — trible

March 23, 2009
i think this is one u have to answer for yourself .what is revelent to me may or may not be revelent to u.
   — Bette Drecktrah

March 23, 2009
I KNOW WHAT ITS ASKING I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT SOME OF YOUR ALLS ANSWERS WOULD BE I THOUGHT IT WAS A COOL QUESTION AND REALLY MADE ME THINK OF MY ANSWERS
   — sl1pp1nghalo

March 23, 2009
Interesting. I would have to say that there isn't life without body issues and food issues. We have bodies and we have to eat. I don't know *anyone* without these issues, no matter their size. The question then becomes: what will the issues become as you lose weight... I imagine that my conflicts will be in recognizing what I'm feeling in my body and finding ways to express it but the positive and the negative. I imagine that I will have to learn how to accept real intimacy and desire. I am looking forward to not being numb but I also know that part of me went numb to protect myself so as I loss weight, I will have to deal with all of the things that were trapped in the fat. My life will be filled with all of the things it is filled with now-- joy, grief, anger, empathy but I hope to recover from the numbness and face the conflicts rather than smothering them. How about you?
   — Ananta

March 23, 2009
Once the conflicts about your body has been resolved, you can handle anything. The conflicts have given you strength and courage to face the world. Your life would be in your control not the other way around.
   — Kathleen W.

March 23, 2009
WHY do you have to go for 6 seeions i only had to go one time
   — holyman4755

March 23, 2009
I only had to go once. I told her I didn't really have an issue with my body or the amount of food I ate. It was the type of food I ate and my health that was the problem and that is why I had chosen the surgery I did.
   — tonitoot

March 23, 2009
Dear SH, It sounds like you are getting a lot of good from your Psychologist because you are open to the questions you are being asked. This is a good sign - she is only trying to help you. I spent a whole day with my psychologist before the surgery and I got a lot of benefit from that time. I still think a lot about that day and want to make another appointment with her for a "booster". My psychologist gave me a MMPI test which asked over 700 questions. Good luck!
   — Muggs

March 24, 2009
This is a personal question...and it's a part of YOUR psych exam to see if YOU are ready for the surgery. In my humble opinion, I don't think you should ask people to help you with your homework for your own good! I know that probably sounds mean and blunt...but I say it with only your success and well being in my mind and my heart, even though you will probably still not like what I had to say...I hope you at least think about because WLS is not the easy way out and your HEAD and thoughts do not get operated on...so the psych exam is really truly for you own benefit! Sorry for the brutal honesty!
   — .Anita R.

March 28, 2009

   — Free505550

March 28, 2009
For everyone that keeps thinking that Sl1pp1ng Halo is asking for help with "homework answers" or is looking for someone to give her an answer I think you've misinterpreted the post. She posted this (I believe) as a question that would start a fun, thought provoking post that would get us all thinking about how WE would answer the question if someone asked us. I believe that she probably already has the answer to the question as it pertains to herself. I think it's basically a question not unlike "How do you think your life will change when you have lost your weight and are feeling better about your body"? I believe that once I have lost my weight my life will be...easier because I will have accomplished a major goal in my life that has been all consuming for a long time and because my body will work better for me not against me.
   — samsa982002

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