Today, I went to the psychotherapist or rather, the counselor/social worker LCSW, for my psych eval in prep for WLS. I filled out a 5 pg. document that covered past history in a broad sense. Nothing specific. Basically, it was an "are you mentally ready for this" visit. She gave me some things to think about based on our discussions.....
1. Since I am an emotional eater and eat when I am bored - I need to find a coping mechanism for the boredom. Find a new hobby - reading, exercise, something....
2. Since I often put others needs ahead of my own and wls is something that I am doing for myself - I have to rethink how I plan for myself, how I plan to eat, how I plan to prepare my food, etc. She also suggested that I give myself permission to step away from the "pink bracelet syndrome" in some regards. One thing that I am going to have to do is stop worrying about Steve's eating habits and allow him to fend for himself. hmmmmm.....that's gonna be a tough one.
3. Be mindful of cross-addictions - top 4 are alcohol, shopping, gambling, and sex. Well, I am going to have to be very careful on 2 out of 4 of those - the other two, I don't care for very much.
Tomorrow is the nutrition consult. Plus school - oh yeah!
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