General information before and after stomach surgery

General information about the questions before and after stomach surgery. What should you do before and after?

What is a Psychologist?

Only people who have graduated from the psychology "bachelor's" program can use the title of psychologist. Psychologists examine the individual and social attitudes, behaviors, thoughts and moods of the individual; are professionals based on scientific definitions and explanations of behavior and mental processes.

What Are the Recurring Factors in a Weight Gain and Lose Cycle?

It can be a repetition of the emotional world that repeats in the cycle of giving and receiving. Neglect, unworthiness, lack of love, being ignored, violence, contempt may manifest itself through the relationship with nutrition and food.

Why Do I Have to Think About My Psychology Even That I Have Reached My Target Weight?

It is very important to follow the individual's emotion, to decide whether that feeling of hunger is real physical hunger or emotional hunger, and if it is real hunger, it is very important to create and observe the appropriate content to satisfy this need. In order to carry out all this, it is necessary to monitor and follow the symptoms in the body and changes in mood. To summarize, one needs to get closer to oneself, to be able to be with oneself, not to put other things between oneself and oneself. Putting something else between oneself and oneself causes one to distance oneself from what one feels, what one needs, what one thinks, and what the things one experiences mean to oneself.

What are the reasons why we talk about other topics in the therapy I go to before/after bariatric surgery?

In the cooperation of the psychologist and the client, rather than faster, more weight loss; It is aimed to establish a relationship with the body and food with a realistic, healthy perspective, to discover how the issues of one's psyche manifest oneself through eating behavior and to own the main issue.

What are the reasons why my emotional eating increases after surgery?

Emotional eating behavior; In the face of negative emotions, it is an eating behavior that is resorted to to restrain or reduce emotions. There are certain situations that trigger emotional eating behavior. These triggering situations are generally negative emotions and eating for the purpose of regulating negative emotions. These mentioned situations occur as emotional eating behavior.

Can the Family Shape a Child's Eating Behavior?

During the development of the child, situations such as the mother or father being manipulative, restrictive, violating the child's boundaries, overprotective, overly distancing, and the mother or father projecting their own problems onto the child and expecting emotional support from the child shape the child's relationship with food.

What awaits me in the first 6 months after surgery?

This process is called the honeymoon period. It can be said that fast and effective weight loss is in question during this period. However, from time to time, incorrect eating behaviors may recur.

Will you give me psychological tests?

Yes. I will determine the scale(s) that are suitable for you and ask you to make the scales in accordance with the instructions.

I don't feel psychologically ready for surgery. What should I do?

Preoperative dietitian and psychologist consultation are part of the mental preparation process. The person considering surgery may have some impressions and concerns about before and after surgery. Clarifying these, correcting the misconceptions is important for a comfortable surgical process.