Try to understand the following questions and answer them honestly. You need not show the score to anyone ,if you don’t wish to. Here we go. Just answer Yes or No to the following questions.
1) You often imitate someone else (e.g. a film actor, politician) in your manners and dress. ________
2) You feel very jealous because you are not like so many others, whom you know. ________
3) You often boast about the wealth, property, caste, and achievements of your ancestors. ________
4) You feel nervous when a group of people is walking towards you (in your direction) along the road. ________
5) Often you dream about falling from a height, being chased by a monster or not being able to do what you are asked to
do. ________
6) You raise your voice during arguments. ________
7) You show off and pretend to be what you are not and own what you don’t have. ________
8) You cannot work on your own. You need others to support you and help you. ________
9) When you make mistakes you have always excuses to offer. ________
10) Even while resting or lying in the bed you are not really relaxed. ________
11) You cannot laugh at your own mistakes and failures. ________
12) During conversations you think of what you have to say and so do not listen to other person. ________
13) When somebody asks a question you are sacred to answer because the answer may be wrong but when the correct answer was
given you know you had the right answer. ________
14) When your friends get new clothes or special things you feel miserable till you too get similar things. ________
15) You have many plans, and begin some of them but are not able to complete many of them. ________
16) You enjoy jokes made at the expense of others. ________
17) You normally are shy to ask others to help you________
18) You often think about your past hurts and deprivations and find yourself getting very angry and frustrated. ________
19) You find it difficult to genuinely appreciate others for their achievements. ________
20) If your work is criticized or if you are not chosen for a job you sulk and avoid it completely. ________
21) You like to have many friends but you don’t like to make friends. You expect others to come to you. ________
22) When others congratulate and appreciate you, you do not easily believe them. ________
The number of questions you have answered in the negative is the index of your self –esteem. The more questions you answer in the negative, the more self-esteem you are supposed to have. But, even five negative answers would be enough to build on your sense of self-esteem.
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