My psych eval is tomorrow morning at 9:00am and I'm scared to death! I've read everyone's posts on here and it seems as if there's no true format. My surgeon's office suggested a psychiatrist, but he wasn't covered by my insurance so I'm going to someone local.

I think what I'm most concerned about is I'm afraid of bias against WLS. I don't want to go in and have to change someone's outlook on the subject. I also take Wellbutrin for anxiety, which is well-controlled, but is that a tick against me?

Ugh! I'd like to fast forward past this part!

Try not to stress too bad... I haven't heard anyone on this site who got turned down from their psych eval. And being on meds shouldn't disqualify you -- just like any other meds, they help you manage a chronic condition and show that you're taking charge of your health. Meds aren't a sign of weakness.

I'm on Wellbutrin and Lamictal (mood stabilizer) and my doctor didn't blink at approving me.

You're likely making it much worse in your mind than it will actually turn out to be. I did the same thing with my psych and it turned out to be easy-peasy.

Best wishes!

Ginger

Take a deep breath, It is really not that bad. When I had mine I sat and talked to her for about 45 min. Then I took a questionnaire. There are no right or wrong answers or so they say..Don't worry about this part.

It scared me to death before my psych eval too because I am on a whole slew of meds for bipolar. Things went so smoothly that after I left I though that that seemed too easy. You'll be fine. Don't work it up too much in your head and try to stay relaxed about it. I know, easier said than done but trust me, I've been where you are too.

So I just got out of my psych eval. I had to talk with the psychologist for about 30 minutes. He asked me about my family life, my support system, health history, and I volunteered up all I had researched regarding the sleeve. He didn't go too far in depth on any subject, but I offered up things I've done to prepare (gave up caffeine, soda, increased daily Protein, exercise, etc). He seemed impressed with the preparation and knowledge.

So, I was then sat down with 400 True/False questions. Some were quite interesting. (I took pics of a couple of pages an will post them I can figure out how). I did notice some repetitiveness of the line of questioning with rewording or phrasing.

About halfway through my questions he came in to check on me. Before he left, I asked him when I would know whether he gave me clearance. He said about a week or so, but didn't envision any problems with me passing. Whew!

Let's see if this works...trying to attach pics.

I'm so going to flunk. Ugh

Many of those questions are hard to answer! Some are both true AND false, depends on the situation. And what if I do push people away or not want to make friends because I've been hurt by them or don't want them to be with me? Close friendships are too much trouble and work I have found. Check! There's another mark against me. Ugh

Am I afraid of fire? No.

Do I play with fire? Only with my marshmallows.

So is the correct answer no, I'm not afraid of fires or yes, I am??

Really?

These questions are not conducive to people who think too much, like I do

I better take my chill pill before taking that test. Seriously.