"I Feel Like I've Been Teleported Into Someone Else's Body": Adjusting After Body Change

"I Feel Like I've Been Teleported Into Someone Else's Body": Adjusting After Body Change

July 6, 2026 · 24 min · Season 1 · Episode 180

About this episode

The episode discusses the psychological impact of significant body changes after surgery and the adjustment process involved.

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. What happens when your body changes, but your brain hasn’t caught up yet? A listener wrote in after skin removal surgery and said, “I feel like I’ve been teleported into someone else’s body.” Honestly, I don’t think there’s a better way to describe it. In this episode, I’m talking about the messy middle o...

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