Fear of Self-Compassion Scale
At Balanced Minds we are re interested in compassion, and in particular, self-compassion, and how this can be helpful for ourselves and others.
But for many people, there can be common blocks or fears to being self-compassionate. Recent research has found that the more fearful you are of self-compassion, then it’s likely you might struggle more with (amongst other things) higher levels of shame, self-criticism, stress and low mood.
Do you know whether you find self-compassion difficult? If you’d like to check at the level of your fears of self-compassion, 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 self-compassion.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/
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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 self-compassion 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/
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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 self-compassion might be quite 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:
– 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/
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1. I feel that I don’t deserve to be kind and forgiving to myself
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2. If I really think about being kind and gentle with myself it makes me sad
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3. Getting on in life is about being tough rather than compassionate
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4. I would rather not know what being ‘kind and compassionate to myself’ feels like
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5. When I try and feel kind and warm to myself I just feel kind of empty
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6. I fear that if I start to feel compassion and warmth for myself, I will feel overcome with a sense of loss/grief
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7. I fear that if I become kinder and less self-critical to myself then my standards will drop
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8. I fear that if I am more self compassionate I will become a weak person
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9. I have never felt compassion for myself, so I would not know where to begin to develop these feelings
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10. I worry that if I start to develop compassion for myself I will become dependent on it
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11. I fear that if I become too compassionate to myself I will lose my self-criticism and my flaws will show
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12. I fear that if I develop compassion for myself, I will become someone I do not want to be
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13. I fear that if I become too compassionate to myself others will reject me
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14. I find it easier to be critical towards myself rather than compassionate
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15. I fear that if I am too compassionate towards myself, bad things will happen
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