Michelle D.
I posted this on the VSG Forum and thought I would copy it here
Feb 09, 2009
So, what would you do if you read information from a person who was unsure of their WLS choice and/or ability to succeed and they had already gone through the surgery??Would you:
1. Belittle them and make them feel worse?
2. Tell them they are doomed to failure?
3. Point out everything they have said since day 1?
4. Call them crazy?
Or would you:
1. Encourage them to make the most of the choice they have made?
2. Give them helpful ideas or tools for success?
3. Encourage them to seek counseling and/or local support?
4. Provide them with a positive attitude and encouragement?
Let us please remember that this site should be first and foremost a safe place to come for SUPPORT. Support for Weight Loss Surgery and WLS Research as well as general life support. We do not all have to like each other but we should all be able to respect the struggle that has brought us to this place.
I'm not saying we should suger coat it when people are constantly whining and telling of ongoing bad choices they have made...I am saying maybe that is the thread we should let someone else answer. Or, we could choose to answer these threads in an informative way, rather than an accusatory way. It is difficult to know where emotionally, physically and mentally each poster is starting from and it would be a terrible thing to cause irreparable harm!
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About Me
Keno, OR
Location
22.2
BMI
Surgery
06/18/2007
Surgery Date
Surgeon
Jun 22, 2007
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