Rosenthal,QUIZ:How Comfortable Are You with Self? (self-esteem,quiz)

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QUIZ: HOW COMFORTABLE ARE YOU WITH YOURSELF?

The following quiz is designed to measure how comfortable you are with yourself. To take the quiz, answer the following questions honestly:

1. I envy others a lot. __ Like me __Unlike me

2. I’m happy in my life. __Like me __Unlike me

3. I have a lot of noise inside my head.

I can’t stop thinking about things. __Like me __Unlike me

4. I feel proud of what I’ve done

and what I’ve accomplished. __Like me __Unlike me

5. I have good relationships with my extended family:

my parents, children and other relatives __Like me __Unlike me

6. I have good relationships with my in-laws. __Like me __Unlike me
7. I have a hard time trusting people. __Like me __Unlike me
8. I feel comfortable receiving affection. __Like me __Unlike me
9. I feel comfortable receiving love. __Like me __Unlike me
10. I feel comfortable giving affection to others. __Like me __Unlike me
11. I feel comfortable giving love or being loving. __Like me __Unlike me
12. I am fearful a lot. __Like me __Unlike me
13. There’s a lot of things I’m anxious about. __Like me __Unlike me
14. I seem starved for other’s approval. __Like me __Unlike me
15. I don’t get the acknowledgement and

recognition I deserve. __Like me __Unlike me

16. I make friends easily. __Like me __Unlike me
17. I feel like I’m still messed up from things that

happened to me in my childhood. __Like me __Unlike me

18. I felt loved and valued by my father. __Like me __Unlike me
19. I felt loved and valued by my mother. __Like me __Unlike me
20. I feel successful in love. __Like me __Unlike me
21. I feel successful at my work. __Like me __Unlike me
22. Overall, I’m glad I’m me and I like my life. __Like me __Unlike me
23. I can be a lot of fun to be with. __Like me __Unlike me
24. There’s a big defensive wall I frequently hide behind. __Like me __Unlike me
25. I’m a people pleaser a lot. __Like me __Unlike me
26. I frequently feel cheated by life—that I’ve lost out. __Like me __Unlike me
27. I would describe myself as a able, capable, competent

person. __Like me __Unlike me

28. People see me as trustworthy and reliable. __Like me __Unlike me
29. I tend to choose emotionally unavailable

intimate partners __Like me __Unlike me

30. I tend to reject intimate partners who want me a lot. __Like me __Unlike me
31. I can usually make up my mind and

stick to my decisions. __Like me __Unlike me

32. I like being the gender that I am. __Like me __Unlike me
33. I often feel ashamed of myself. __Like me __Unlike me
34. I feel heard and understood most of the time. __Like me __Unlike me
35. I get upset easily when I am criticized or when someone

asks me to do something differently. __Like me __Unlike me

36. I get angry at people a lot. __Like me __Unlike me
37. I easily get discouraged. __Like me __Unlike me
38. I love myself. __Like me __Unlike me
39. I can do most anything I set my mind to. __Like me __Unlike me
40. I would describe myself as attractive, sexy

and appealing. __Like me __Unlike me

41. My sex life is satisfying and fulfilling. __Like me __Unlike me

What does this quiz tell you about yourself and what you may want to change about your like?

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Neil Rosenthal is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, specializing in how people strengthen their intimate relationships. He can be reached at (303)758-8777, or e-mail him from his website www.heartrelationships.com