Depression Quiz for
Human Bonding and Connection

  "For one human being to love another human 
   being: that is perhaps the  most difficult 
   task that has been entrusted to us,....the 
   work for which all other work is merely 
   preparation."  
                      Ranier Maria Rilke, 
                   Letters to a Young Poet

"Our inability to love ourselves or to receive love from others is the source of most of our maladies."

                                      Leonard Laskow, Healing With Love
 

1. Do you enjoy a balance of closeness and aloneness?

2. Did you have physical and emotional closeness when you were very young?

3. What are you passionate about? Is there passion in your life?

4. Do you enjoy meeting people and learning about them?

5. Are you comfortable with eye contact?

6. Have you ever been abandoned?

7. Do you keep people at arms length?

8. Are you spontaneous and expressive?

9. Do you feel understanding and compassion for others?

10. Do you feel liked?

11. Are you a 'warm' person?

12. Do you have relationship issues?

13. Are you a good listener?

14. How do you have fun with others? Do you laugh?

15. Do you trust that you are lovable?

16. Do you have "heart to heart" talks and share your deepest feelings?

17. Are you affectionate?

18. Can you communicate your ideas and thoughts?

19. Is there someone you feel in harmony with?

20. Do you feel safe, protected and open with others?

This depression quiz is about only one aspect of depression. There are many more important aspects to learn about.

Quiz for Living Your Dream This short quiz helps you discover some issues we face around living our dreams. Dreams can be tricky but they are CRUCIAL for a life worth living.

Quiz for Nurture and Support Are your needs being met? This short quiz reminds us to have sympathy and caring for ourselves as we learn and grow. How does lack of support or poor nurturing contribute to depression?

Quiz for Values and Inspiration Who doesn't have "worthiness" issues? This is another common cause of depression. Do you feel valued and acknowledged, inspired or honorable? What do you value most?

Quiz for Courage and Power To what degree do you accept and live your truth? How are you powerful...or not powerful? What are you afraid of?

The "Too Much Me" Depression Quiz This depression quiz is a bit long and non-specific. I call it the "caterpillar goo" quiz. Did you know that caterpillars turn into total goo before they transform into butterflies? We do that too... everything--inside and out, melts down.

"I can't remember what life was like before because I am not that person any more, ~ but I do know that I used to be pretty darned miserable." V.G., Software Engineer, Boston

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