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: this test is based on 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:
– Online Self-Compassion Course: https://balancedminds.com/online-self-compassion-course/
– Compassionate Mind Training Course: https://balancedminds.com/compassionate-mind-training-8-week-course/
– The Self-Compassion App: https://balancedminds.com/the-self-compassion-app/
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/
If you’d like to keep on learning about yourself, take a look at other questionnaires here: To take further questionnaires, take a look here: https://balancedminds.com/questionnaires/
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:
– Online Self-Compassion Course: https://balancedminds.com/online-self-compassion-course/
– Compassionate Mind Training Course: https://balancedminds.com/compassionate-mind-training-8-week-course/
– The Self-Compassion App: https://balancedminds.com/the-self-compassion-app/
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/
If you’d like to keep on learning about yourself, take a look at other questionnaires here: To take further questionnaires, take a look here: https://balancedminds.com/questionnaires/
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.
If you’d like to keep on learning about yourself, take a look at other questionnaires here: To take further questionnaires, take a look here: https://balancedminds.com/questionnaires/
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:
– Online Self-Compassion Course: https://balancedminds.com/online-self-compassion-course/
– Compassionate Mind Training Course: https://balancedminds.com/compassionate-mind-training-8-week-course/
– The Self-Compassion App: https://balancedminds.com/the-self-compassion-app/
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/
If you’d like to keep on learning about yourself, take a look at other questionnaires here: To take further questionnaires, take a look here: https://balancedminds.com/questionnaires/
1. Wanting others to be kind to oneself is a weakness
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2. I fear that when I need people to be kind and understanding they won’t be
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3. I’m fearful of becoming dependent on the care from others because they might not always be available or willing to give it
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4. I often wonder whether displays of warmth and kindness from others are genuine
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5. Feelings of kindness from others are somehow frightening
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6. When people are kind and compassionate towards me I feel anxious or embarrassed
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7. If people are friendly and kind I worry they will find out something bad about me that will change their mind
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8. I worry that people are only kind and compassionate if they want something from me
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9. When people are kind and compassionate towards me I feel empty and sad
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10. If people are kind I feel they are getting too close
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11. Even though other people are kind to me, I have rarely felt warmth from my relationships with others
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12. I try to keep my distance from others even if I know they are kind
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13. If I think someone is being kind and caring towards me, I ‘put up a barrier’
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