Depression Quiz: Twenty Questions...How important is caring?
If you ask someone to name
winners of the Heisman Trophy
or the Nobel Peace Prize (for
example),...they probably won't
have much to say.
If you ask them to name some-
one who taught them something
important, or who made them feel
special, or helped them through
a difficult time...they probably
have plenty to say.
The people who make a difference are the one's who care.
How would you most like to be nurtured and supported?
Before you take the depression quiz, imagine being hugged and held and soothed. Let your tender child-self crawl into a warm lap and get hugged. Can you imagine that you are also the hugger?... Can you feel yourself giving love and hugs to
the sad part of you?
1. Do you offer sympathy, especially to yourself? Or do you think something like "Get over it!" or "That's pathetic!"
2. Can you sympathize with other's - free of the need to fix their problems?
3. Do you feel deprived or needy?
4. Are you sometimes overly emotional?
5. Do you make a point of being 'independent'?
6. Do you have a tendency to "mind other people's business"...or think about others' lives and problems?
7. As a child, did you have nurturing, stable relationships with your family "tribe"?
8. Do you have stable relationships with your current 'tribes' of family, work, community?
9. Do you feel 'at home'- in yourself or in a home you have created?
10. Do you have satisfying 'roles' in life...in love, work, play, family, community?
11. Do you feel 'insecure'?
12. Do you accept and "digest" what life brings…food, experiences, feelings, ideas?
13. Are you overwhelmed with a difficult change - or with too many changes?
14. Do you work through difficulties in relationships? or tend to walk away?
15. Do you have an 'attitude of gratitude'?
16. Are you in touch with your inner body, your knowingness, your needs?
17. Are you able to communicate your needs?
18. Can you allow others to meet your needs - as well as meet your own?
19. Is it easy to feel sympathy for others…but not for yourself?
20. Are you a worrier?
What question would you like to ask? What do you notice about being energized...or DE-energized...regarding caring and support?
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 Bonding and Connection
Discover some of the issues you face in loving yourself or others. Connection, feeling safe...your need for closeness and solitude, can be tender. Depression is linked to these issues.
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.
