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I was wondering... What do they ask you on the psych evaluation and what makes you fail it?

I am not scheduled for one yet, just curious?

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I've done one before and they ask like 300 questions some more than once and it's to make sure you are serious also there is the eval where they get a general idea of you as a person just be honest and as far as failing I mean being suicidal might be a big red flag other than that not sure I see a psych doc regularly and she is fully supportive so it's easy to pass

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I was wondering... What do they ask you on the psych evaluation and what makes you fail it?
I am not scheduled for one yet, just curious?


They want to see if you have addictions and compulsions that need to be addressed because surgery is just a tool. You will gain the weight back if you can’t control yourself. I don’t think they “fail” you but will want to work with you (the psychologist). Also, some people trade an addiction to eating to another thing, like shipping, drinking, smoking, etc.


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Oh i see. So basically they are getting to the core of why i gained all of this extra weight?

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In mine we also talked about expectations for post-surgery life; family and friend support (or lack thereof), how I would cope with the required changes for the long term-what would be different this time; are my expectations for WL realistic, did I have an adequate understanding of the surgery, requirements, outcomes, etc.

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