Scared i cant do what i want

[Deleted member 45408]

in my 20s..anyhow I just find it funny they ask that in the papers..glad I made the step to do it..lot of it is just hormones though.

 

[joeylittle]

The weight you want to lose, how are you planning to lose it?

With the paperwork - they ask various kinds of questions about self-harm and suicidal thinking. If you submit the paperwork in advance of the appointment, and they see cause for concern, they will follow up with you. (That's how they can ask those questions, even if you aren't scheduled to see them for a month)

 

[Deleted member 45408]

oh...ok ..and 0.5 lb to 1 pound a week

 

[joeylittle]

0.5 lb to 1 pound a week

Great, thank you.

So, that's a very reasonable plan. You've got a reasonable plan, and you are not currently in any kind of medical danger due to your weight. Nor would you be, if you lost 10 pounds at the approximate rate of .5 to 1 pound a week. There's no evidence or reason to even suspect that you'd be in danger of losing your freedom as a result of this plan.

Considering what I wrote, above - and I don't expect you'd believe it's true 100% - can you tell me if any part of you believes that what I wrote is true? In other words, how much of you is still believing in your fear, vs how much of you can believe in the more balanced thought, above.

 

[Deleted member 45408]

50/50..my family wont react well..because they think I'm skinny already...but I doubt courts would take it..i still kind of feel like they would say to a judge o she must b anorexic..but just trying not to overthink

 

[joeylittle]

50/50

Hey, 50/50 is great.

So, when those thoughts come up, about the courts or your family - do your best to shift your mind to the more balanced thoughts: that your weight loss plan is reasonable, that you are not in any medical danger now nor would you be, and that there would be nothing to bring to a judge.

It's not going to suddenly make the anxiety vanish - but it is going to help you gradually diminish the irrational fears.