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tiggaroo

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  1. I am half way through the six month pre-approval period for surgery and things are going downhill pretty fast and as a result I'm doing what I do not normally do, emotional eating. I have had a lot of health issues over the past year. I am diabetic, hypothyroid, have sleep apnea and on antidepressant medication that increases appetite. I'm just getting over a bad bout of bronchitis so that may be affecting my mood. I'm having a lot of emotional issues that started when I started the six month approval process. I'm hoping that some people here can relate to some of these emotions and give some advice to get past them. Her they are, in no particular order. (sorry this might get long) I was given the "Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies" book by the Dean Weight Management Clinic here in Madison. I've read that after losing weight it can be difficult to adjust to people treating you differently since overweight people in our society are outcast and discriminated against. I grew up heavy, was the kid picked on and called FAT and really became a bitter and angry person because of it. A couple of years ago I went through a dramatic spiritual/emotional/mental change and concluded that the reason I was treated differently was not because I was fat but because I was projecting this bitterness and anger and people were only responding to that. I've been a much happer person since this change. Now I come to find out maybe it never was me, that people who are overweight ARE treated badly and discriminated against. This is really messing with my head!! Does anyone have any ideas on how to deal with this? What has been your experience in this regard? I'm kind of stressed out because I've missed so much work over the past year that I'm afraid I'll lose my job over this whole bronchitis thing and if that happens I'll lose my insurance and I won't be able to have the surgery. Which, come to think of it is the least of my problems since I also won't be able to get all my medications for my long list of medical issues and will most likely die. I'm feeling very out of control of my eating right now, which I have to say is an unfamiliar feeling for me so I don't know how to handle it. I guess I'm handling it by venting! So, thanks for listening. I feel better already.

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