Name
First Name
Last Name
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1. I'm disapproving and judgmental about my own flaws and inadequacies.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
2. When I'm feeling down I tend to obsess and fixate on everything that's wrong.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
3. When things are going badly for me, I see the difficulties as part of life that everyone goes through.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
4. When I think about my inadequacies, it tends to make me feel more separate and cut off from the rest of the world.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
5. I try to be loving towards myself when I'm feeling emotional pain.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4. Fairly Often
5. Almost Always
6. When I fail at something important to me I become consumed by feelings of inadequacy.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
7. When I'm down and out, I remind myself that there are lots of other people in the world feeling like I am.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
8. When times are really difficult, I tend to be tough on myself.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
9. When something upsets me I try to keep my emotions in balance.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
10. When I feel inadequate in some way, I try to remind myself that feelings of inadequacy are shared by most people.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
11. I'm intolerant and impatient towards those aspects of my personality I don't like.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
12. When I'm going through a very hard time, I give myself the caring and tenderness I need.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
13. When I'm feeling down, I tend to feel like most other people are probably happier than I am.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
14. When something painful happens I try to take a balanced view of the situation.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
15. I try to see my failings as part of the human condition.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
16. When I see aspects of myself that I don't like, I get down on myself.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
17. When I fail at something important to me I try to keep things in perspective.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occaionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
18. When I'm really struggling, I tend to feel like other people must be having an easier time of it.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
19. I'm kind to myself when I'm experiencing suffering.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
20. When something upsets me I get carried away with my feelings.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
21. I can be a bit cold-hearted towards myself when I'm experiencing suffering.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
22. When I'm feeling down I try to approach my feelings with curiosity and openness.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
23. I'm tolerant of my own flaws and inadequacies.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
24. When something painful happens I tend to blow the incident out of proportion.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
25. When I fail at something that's important to me, I tend to feel alone in my failure.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
26. I try to be understanding and patient towards those aspects of my personality I don't like.
1 - Almost Never
2 - Occasionally
3 - About half the time
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Almost Always
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