Self-Compassion Leave a Comment / By Vinati Dev / August 16, 2023 Welcome to the Self-Compassion Scale! Embracing self-compassion involves acknowledging and adapting to personal struggles. Developed by Dr. Kristin Neff, the Self-compassion scale gauges your compassionate frame of mind with factors like self-judgement, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness, and over-identification. Instructions: There are 26 statements to answer. Evaluate each statement as you actually are, rather than as you think you should be. Answer them all to know your mindset. Name Age Email Q.1: I'm disapproving and judgmental about my own flaws and inadequacies. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.2: When I'm feeling down I tend to obsess and fixate on everything that's wrong. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.3: When things are going badly for me, I see the difficulties as part of life that everyone goes through. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.4: When I think about my inadequacies, it tends to make me feel more separate and cut off from the rest of the world. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.5: I try to be loving towards myself when I'm feeling emotional pain. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.6: When I fail at something important to me I become consumed by feelings of inadequacy. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.7: When I'm down and out, I remind myself that there are lots of other people in the world feeling like I am. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.8: When times are really difficult, I tend to be tough on myself. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.9: When something upsets me I try to keep my emotions in balance. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.10: When I feel inadequate in some way, I try to remind myself that feelings of inadequacy are shared by most people. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.11: I'm intolerant and impatient towards those aspects of my personality I don't like. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.12: When I'm going through a very hard time, I give myself the caring and tenderness I need. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.13: When I'm feeling down, I tend to feel like most other people are probably happier than I am. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.14: When something painful happens I try to take a balanced view of the situation. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.15: I try to see my failings as part of the human condition. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.16: When I see aspects of myself that I don't like, I get down on myself. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.17: When I fail at something important to me I try to keep things in perspective. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.18: When I'm really struggling, I tend to feel like other people must be having an easier time of it. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.19: I'm kind to myself when I'm experiencing suffering. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.20: When something upsets me I get carried away with my feelings. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.21: I can be a bit cold-hearted towards myself when I'm experiencing suffering. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.22: When I'm feeling down I try to approach my feelings with curiosity and openness. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.23: I'm tolerant of my own flaws and inadequacies. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.24: When something painful happens I tend to blow the incident out of proportion. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.25: When I fail at something that's important to me, I tend to feel alone in my failure. Please select your answer Almost Never Occasionally About Half Of The Time Fairly Often Almost Always Q.26: I try to be understanding and patient towards those aspects of my personality I don't like. 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