Psychological Evaluation

[Jencol 12]

So what if you have binged?

[Rblack171 10]

1 minute ago, Jencol said:

So what if you have binged?

I guess she was trying to determine if there is a eating disorder.

[Annette1270 1]

I had mine yesterday as well. I answered 300+ questions on the computer and a few on paper. I didn't see her after the fact. I was honest but there were tons of questions about drinking and if I considered drinking a problem. Hopefully it's just a formality and we can get cleared for surgery.

[Rblack171 10]

1 minute ago, Annette1270 said:

I had mine yesterday as well. I answered 300+ questions on the computer and a few on paper. I didn't see her after the fact. I was honest but there were tons of questions about drinking and if I considered drinking a problem. Hopefully it's just a formality and we can get cleared for surgery.

I still haven't heard anything yet but I and praying and believing that I will be cleared. I will pray we both be cleared for surgery.

[teacupnosaucer 445]

This experience is night and day with mine. I met with my clinic's psychologist twice. One time she had be do a couple of mental health questionairres (screening me for depression, anxiety, and adhd), talked to me about my lifestyle and changes I was making and how prepared I felt for surgery, then gave me suggestions to work on and saw me three months later to see if I had progressed and was compliant with her suggestions. I was, so she signed me off for surgery. Now I have a standing offer to call her if I ever need post surgical emotional support for anything.

[Rblack171 10]

22 minutes ago, teacupnosaucer said:

This experience is night and day with mine. I met with my clinic's psychologist twice. One time she had be do a couple of mental health questionairres (screening me for depression, anxiety, and adhd), talked to me about my lifestyle and changes I was making and how prepared I felt for surgery, then gave me suggestions to work on and saw me three months later to see if I had progressed and was compliant with her suggestions. I was, so she signed me off for surgery. Now I have a standing offer to call her if I ever need post surgical emotional support for anything.

The psychologist I saw is now on maternity leave, they said she faxed the information to the surgeons office. The surgeons office said they didn't receive a fax.

[Misha42000 64]

I would have the psychologist's office call her because this is important and can't wait for her to return.

[Torintrina 4]

On ‎5‎/‎5‎/‎2017 at 2:37 PM, Rblack171 said:

I had my psych evaluation yesterday, does anyone feel like they were trying to make you have an eating disorder? She kept talking about bringing and purging, I had to tell her several times I don't gorge on food and I don't make myself throw up. I had to complete 375 questions on a Scranton which was torture. I've had a psych evaluation to be law enforcement and I did my test by computer and the person who completed my evaluation didn't try to change my answers they accepted my honesty.

I saw my psychologist yesterday and was told that I was a "fair" candidate....whatever that means. He said that they want me to do a weight loss group (like WW or something similar) and prove that I can lose weight and keep it off, even though I have documented success doing this in the past. So I am confused as to whether I will be able to have surgery, or will have to lose some weight and "keep it off". And how can you actually tell if a person is going to keep weight off unless you follow them for an extended period of time? I too had the 375 question scantron sheet and torture isn't the word! LOL

[AmandaWho 158]

I'm sorry you went through that. My psychologist and I really just had a normal lengthy conversation about life and she didn't accuse or ask too many questions. Even though she didn't ask questions I know I gave her the information she needed because she put me at ease. I'm so sorry you had a bad experience! But it's over now!

[BellaRose266 6]

I recently went for my psych evaluation also. I answered truthfully to all her questions and she acted like she was bored with me. I had a normal upbringing, I don't plan to gorge myself, I don't have a secret stash, I don't wake up in the middle of the night to eat.... She seemed disappointed that I had nothing to talk about.

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