This quiz and it’s answers were found in the book ’12 ways to make yourself absolutely miserable: And how to conquer them’. by WW Johnston (1990) pp 102-105, 113. I hope you learn something, I sure did! Try the True and False quiz first and then I’ll go through the answers to each question as per the book in my blog post Tuesday, November 13th.
1) I believe others cause my feelings. T F
2) I’m always telling myself I should do this or that. T F
3) I constantly criticize myself. T F
4) I think I must do everything perfectly or not at all. T F
5) I’m always apologizing for one thing or another. T F
6) I feel like I’m carrying the world on my shoulders. T F
7) I’m really hard on myself when I make mistakes. T F
8) I bend over backwards to please others. T F
9) I scare myself into action by imagining horrible things T F
that will happen if I don’t do something.
10) I tend to look on the negative side of things. My glass is 1/2 T F
empty at all times, rather than half full.
11) It’s hard for me to forgive and forget. If someone hurts me T F
I tend to cling to that feeling.
12) I often feel helpless. There are so many things I can’t do. T F
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