At Balanced Minds we are interested in compassion, and how this can be helpful for ourselves and others.
But for many people, there can be common blocks or fears to receiving compassion from others. Recent research has found that when people struggle to receive compassion from others, this is associated with (amongst others) higher levels of shame, self-criticism, depression and anxiety.
How able do you feel to receive compassion from others? If you’d like to check whether you have difficulties in receiving care from others, take our short test to find out!
Note: None of your data or responses to the questionnaire will be identifiable, stored, used or processed by us in any way
This questionnaire is based upon the Fear Compassion Scale, Gilbert, P., McEwan, K., Matos, M., & Rivis, A. (2011). Fears of compassion: Development of three self‐report measures. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, research and practice
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Your scores are in the LOW range
Well done for completing this questionnaire. Your scores were in the lower range, which suggests that you have low fears of compassion from others.
Just like with fitness though, it might be useful to consider how to maintain your compassionate mind. If that sounds helpful, at Balanced Minds, we’ve got some options that might be helpful:
And of course, if you’d like to meet with one of our therapists, they are all experienced in helping people to strengthen their compassionate minds: https://balancedminds.com/book-a-therapy-session/
Your scores are in the AVERAGE range
Well done for completing this questionnaire. Your scores were in the average range, which might suggest that your fear of compassion from others is similar to people in the general population.
Given that high fears of compassion are associated with a number of other difficulties, like higher self-criticism and psychological distress, it might be worth considering how you can reduce this – and boost your self-compassion muscle.
At Balanced Minds, we’ve got some options that might be helpful:
And of course, if you’d like to meet with one of our therapists, they are all experienced in helping people to strengthen their compassionate minds: https://balancedminds.com/book-a-therapy-session/
Your scores are in the HIGH range
Well done for completing this questionnaire. Your scores were in the higher range, which suggests that the idea of receiving compassion from others might be difficult for you.
Given that high fears of compassion are associated with a number of other difficulties, like higher self-criticism and psychological distress, it might be worth considering how you can reduce this – and boost your self-compassion muscle.
At Balanced Minds, we’ve got some options that might be helpful:
And of course, if you’d like to meet with one of our therapists, they are all experienced in helping people to strengthen their compassionate minds: https://balancedminds.com/book-a-therapy-session/
