psych eval scheduled.

Psych eval scheduled for today at 3 pm.  Not looking forward to this.  Receptionist says be prepared to be there about 3 hours!   uhggggg!

 Mine was a piece of cake. Most of that time at mine was taking a test on the computer.

Don't worry you are going to be fine.  It's actually not to bad.  Most of it is taking a test.

Three hours?! Yuck! I remember I was so nervous but it turned out to be just a friendly chat with a psychiatrist who specialized in WLS patients. He actually taught me so much!

Chin up and don't sweat it. Be truthful so you don't have to analyze every test question to see where theyre going with it or appear to have unrealistic expectations.

It's a lot less scary than you're imagining. Feels weird to go somewhere to be "psychiatrically evaluated".

Yes, most of it is test-taking. Some of it is talking about your mental health history (Have you ever been addicted to drugs? etc.) and some of it talking about your family history (Have any family members committed suicide? Have any family members been addicted to drugs?). And then some of it is talking about what you want out of the surgery and what you think life will be like after the surgery.

Overall, it's not bad. I misspoke at one point and said I wanted to be able to eat what I want. I really meant that I didn't want to have to give up carbs from fruits and veggies. And that I'd like a small piece of cake on my birthday. (Not a piece of cake every week. Not even every month. One day a year.) But that's not what came out of my mouth. Anyway, she still passed me.

For me, there was a second appointment where we discussed the outcomes so that the therapist could talk to me about what things I had working in my favor and what barriers I'd need to overcome.

For me, I decided to go to Overeaters Anonymous b/c I knew I wanted to make sure my head was in order. But I also could have continued going to the therapist who did my testing. So do consider that if you think some of your problem is head related.

(Edited to add that I now know that I would not enjoy a piece of cake, even if I decided to have one. lol )

It is so interesting to see how differnet areas handle these things.  I had my nut and psych eval the same day and was there about 2 1/2 - 3 hours for both. There were no tests, just straight out talking.  I spent most of my time with the nut, then 1/2 hour for the psych and then about 1/2 with a person asking how the two were, did I like one person more than the other, she showed me the facility, which is awesome and actually thinking of having my daughter 6th birthday there.  Just interesting.

I had Mine yesterday this is the 2nd time i go i had it done two years ago . What i was told he was looking for was major trauma, drug use, or memory lost. that would stop my from surgery. But i think you'll be fine.