Test your psychological flexibility
For each pair of statements below, select the one that is the closest to how you feel most of the time. In these statements, negative thoughts and feelings refer to anger, depression, anxiety, painful memories, uncomfortable thoughts, and critical self-judgments.
Anxiety is:
Correct!
Wrong!
Choose:
Correct!
Wrong!
Having negative thoughts:
Correct!
Wrong!
I believe that:
Correct!
Wrong!
Choose:
Correct!
Wrong!
The best way to deal with negative thoughts and feelings is:
Correct!
Wrong!
People who are in control of their lives:
Correct!
Wrong!
Having negative thoughts and feelings
Correct!
Wrong!
If you cannot get rid of negative feelings then you:
Correct!
Wrong!
How do you feel about anxiety?
Correct!
Wrong!
Psychological flexibility
You tend to be an Avoider!
You consider negative thoughts and feelings as bad and your approach to deal with them is based on trying to escape or suppress them.
This understanding will drive you to hide away or escape from activities, situations, places or people that cause you to have uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. While this approach may work in a limited number of situations, it will only provide temporary relief. It is important to realize that negative thoughts and feelings are an unavoidable part of life and that trying to escape or hide from them creates a constant internal struggle and results in an unhappy life.
Life coaching offers many ways to improve significantly boost your ability to deal with negative thoughts and feelings so you can live a happier more fulfilling life.
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This understanding will drive you to hide away or escape from activities, situations, places or people that cause you to have uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. While this approach may work in a limited number of situations, it will only provide temporary relief. It is important to realize that negative thoughts and feelings are an unavoidable part of life and that trying to escape or hide from them creates a constant internal struggle and results in an unhappy life.
Life coaching offers many ways to improve significantly boost your ability to deal with negative thoughts and feelings so you can live a happier more fulfilling life.
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You are almost there.....you are somewhat flexible!
You accept that some negative thoughts and feelings are a necessary part of life and are sometimes successful in dealing with them.
You prefer to hide away or escape from activities, situations, places or people that cause you to have uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. While this approach has lessened the impact of negative thoughts and feelings on you, it still prevents you from realizing your full potential.
You will benefit from making greater room for your negative feelings through mindfulness and meditation. Life coaching offers a number of specific techniques to improve your ability to be mindful of your thoughts and deal with them in ways that will increase your happiness.
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You prefer to hide away or escape from activities, situations, places or people that cause you to have uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. While this approach has lessened the impact of negative thoughts and feelings on you, it still prevents you from realizing your full potential.
You will benefit from making greater room for your negative feelings through mindfulness and meditation. Life coaching offers a number of specific techniques to improve your ability to be mindful of your thoughts and deal with them in ways that will increase your happiness.
Click here to schedule a free 45-minute discovery session with me if you would like to dig deeper on your results and learn techniques to support you.
Great....you are balanced and ready to grow to the next level!
You realize that negative thoughts and feelings are neither bad nor good and are a necessary part of life that cannot be avoided.
Experiencing negative thoughts and feelings does not prevent you from working towards your goals and experiencing what life has to offer.
You will benefit from identifying and reflecting on your core values and potentially setting more challenging goals for yourself. Life coaching offers many ways to understand your true potential while pushing yourself out of your comfort zone more often to achieve a more fulfilling life.
Click here to schedule a free 45-minute discovery session to dig deeper on how you can take your life and goals to the next level of success and empowerment.
Experiencing negative thoughts and feelings does not prevent you from working towards your goals and experiencing what life has to offer.
You will benefit from identifying and reflecting on your core values and potentially setting more challenging goals for yourself. Life coaching offers many ways to understand your true potential while pushing yourself out of your comfort zone more often to achieve a more fulfilling life.
Click here to schedule a free 45-minute discovery session to dig deeper on how you can take your life and goals to the next level of success and empowerment.
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