Self-esteem test: 50 questions

 Useful test, save it to your wall and share with friends! As you know, low self-esteem underlies many psychological problems.

It does not allow you to build normal relationships with the opposite sex. prevents you from climbing up the career ladder, does not allow you to feel at ease with friends and in general with any people. Low self-esteem greatly affects almost all areas of life and prevents you from achieving goals.  Low self-esteem  You definitely need to exercise to radically improve your quality of life. To understand whether your self-esteem is healthy or not, you can use this simple test developed by Marilyn Sorensen.

To pass the test, give 1 point for each statement you agree with. If it is not about you – 0. Then add up the points.

Test.

1. I worry a lot when I don’t know what to do when I find myself in a situation that is unusual for me
2. I feel strongly about other people’s criticism of me.
3. I'm afraid I might look stupid
4. I pay a lot of attention to my failures and don’t notice my successes
5. I often criticize myself and others, I treat myself and others harshly.
6. As a rule, I feel like I am depressed and mentally exhausted
7. My background feelings are anxiety and fear
8. I am sure that people treat me unfairly and deservedly so
9. The world is hostile and dangerous for me. I don't trust people
10.  Very often I blame myself for doing everything wrong
11.  I constantly worry about whether I look good
12. It is very difficult for me to say “no” to other people
13. I constantly expect criticism and dissatisfaction from other people
14.  I'm afraid to make a mistake so that others will notice
15.  If I didn’t do something on time, I experience terrible discomfort
16. I'm afraid to change something for fear of making a mistake
17.  I always get very defensive with strong emotions when someone criticizes me
18. I don’t know if I can achieve anything in life, I don’t know my abilities
19. I make decisions hastily, in fears and doubts about the choice
20. I often expect something bad
21. I can’t relax during sex, I feel tension and discomfort
22. I tell unnecessary things about myself, more than necessary, or, on the contrary, I say what is not necessary
23. Often I worry so much that I can’t say a word
24. Usually, within a few days after making a decision, I doubt whether it is right and am very worried about it
25. I avoid conflicts and am afraid of them
26. Others often tell me that I am too sensitive
27. Sometimes I feel like I’m a complete insignificance
28. I think there's something wrong with me
29. I often help others to my detriment
30. I am constantly comparing myself to others
31. I often think very negatively about others and myself
32. I feel like they are trying to use me and treat me badly
33. I constantly replay in my head who said/did what to me and what I said/cdid to others
34. I don’t take care of my health and don’t take care of myself as I should
35. I'm afraid to say how much my services cost. I always agree to work for little money
36. I don’t believe that I have any unique abilities or talents
37. I sometimes lie when I think that they will criticize and condemn me for telling the truth
38. I can when I’m afraid of seeming incompetent or stupid
39. I don’t have any specific goals for the year
40. I live where there is no order
41. Often I can’t figure out what I’m feeling
42. My parents often scolded me for bad behavior and mistakes
43. I think that my life is much harder than that of other people around me
44. In order not to feel fear, sometimes I walk away from situations
45. I spend too much time trying to make myself and everything else look perfect
46. I can’t be alone with myself, I need to constantly fill the void with communication and activities
47. The words and deeds of other people are the main cause of anger
48. It’s hard for me to concentrate when I’m worried, I can’t do anything in this state
49. I was unlucky with my husband/wife, parents, country, job, education.
50. To make a decision, I definitely need to find out the opinions of other people

0-7 points

Your self-esteem is fine

8-15 points

Sometimes you don’t believe in yourself, your self-esteem is average. We need to pay attention to this.

16-25 points

Low self-esteem

This is an alarm! Urgently work on your self-esteem with a psychologist or psychotherapist. With such self-esteem, you are dooming yourself to failure, both in relationships and in work

26-50 points

Extremely low self-esteem

You feel like a victim of circumstances, you are being talked about in all directions. You are dependent on any wind of other people's opinions. Because of this, it is difficult for you to find yourself in life and realize your talents. You need professional help from a psychologist as soon as possible.

If you have very low self-esteem based on the results of this test, you don’t need to worry too much, you need to act. No one will solve your problems except you, remember this. At the same time, it’s normal to ask a specialist for help; he will only help you if you want it yourself. But don't panic either. Any test is a rather subjective thing,  does not reflect 100% reality, but it helps you think. 

If the test results motivate you to seek psychological help and, with the help of psychotherapy, restore damaged self-esteem and understand its causes, I invite you to a free initial 15-minute consultation online. To sign up - click on the button below.

Take action and you will succeed!