Self-Criticism Quiz
One of the biggest blocks to self-compassion is self-criticism. There’s lots of research that we and our colleagues have been involved in have shown that higher self-criticism is associated is associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, shame and lower levels of wellbeing.
But do you know whether you’re self-critical? Are you interested in finding out how self-critical you might be? If so, take our short quiz to find ou
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 Forms of Self-Criticism Scale, developed and published by Gilbert, Clark, Hempel, Miles and Irons (2004)
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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’re not very critical with yourself.Just like with fitness though, it might be useful to consider how to maintain this low level of self-criticism! And it’s also true that just because you’re low in self-criticism, it doesn’t mean that you’re able to be compassionate with yourself, as these are two different things.
If that sounds helpful, at Balanced Minds, we’ve got some options that might be useful:
– 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 MEDIUM range
Well done for completing this questionnaire. Your scores were in the medium range, which suggests that sometimes you can be quite critical and harsh with yourselfBecause we know that self-criticism is associated with a range of psychological difficulties like low mood, anxiety and shame, it might be useful to consider how to reduce this. One evidenced based way to do this is through learning how to treat yourself with self-compassion when things are difficult
If that sounds helpful, at Balanced Minds, we’ve got some options that might be useful:
– 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 high range, which suggests that you can be very critical and harsh with yourselfBecause we know that self-criticism is associated with a range of psychological difficulties like low mood, anxiety and shame, it might be useful to consider how to reduce this. One evidenced based way to do this is through learning how to treat yourself with self-compassion when things are difficult
If that sounds helpful, at Balanced Minds, we’ve got some options that might be useful:
– 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. When things go wrong for me, I am easily disappointed with myself
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2. When things go wrong for me, there is a part of me that puts me down
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3. When things go wrong for me, I find it difficult to control my anger and frustration at myself.
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4. When things go wrong for myself, there is a part of me that feels I am not good enough
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5. When thing go wrong for me, I feel beaten down by my own self-critical thoughts
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6. When things go wrong for myself, I have become so angry with myself that I want to hurt or injure myself
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7. When things go wrong for me, I have a sense of disgust with myself.
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8. When things go wrong for me, I stop caring about myself
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9. When things go wrong for me, I remember and dwell on my failings
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10. When things go wrong for me, I call myself names
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11. When things go wrong for me, I can’t accept failures and setbacks without feeling inadequate
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12. When things go wrong for me, I think I deserve my self-criticism
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13. When things go wrong for me, there is a part of me that wants to get rid of the bits I don’t like
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14. When things go wrong for me, I do not like being me
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