recovery matters

Self Test

TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CO-DEPENDENT PEOPLE
Place a number from 1 to 4 in the space before each question to indicate the degree of your response. 1 = Never 2 = Occasionally 3 = Frequently 4 = Almost always

( ) I tend to assume responsibility for other people’s feelings and/or behaviour.
( ) I have difficulty in identifying my feelings – happy, sad, angry, scared or excited.
( ) I have difficulty expressing my feelings.
( ) I tend to fear or worry how others may respond to my feelings or behaviour.
( ) I minimize problems and deny or alter the truth about the feelings or behaviour of  others.
( ) I have difficulty in forming or maintaining close relationships.
( ) I am afraid of rejection.
( ) I am a perfectionist and judge myself harshly.
( ) I have difficulty making decisions.
( ) I tend to be reactive to others rather than act on my own.
( ) I tend to put other people’s wants and needs first.
( ) I tend to value the opinion of others more than my own.
( ) My feelings of worth come from outside myself, through the opinions of other people or from activities that seem to validate my worth.
( ) I find it difficult to be vulnerable and ask for help.
( ) I deal with issues of control by attempting to be always in control or, the opposite, by being careful never to be in a position of responsibility.
( ) I am extremely loyal to others, even when that loyalty is unjustified.
( ) I tend to view situations with “all or none” thinking.
( ) I have a high tolerance for inconsistency and mixed messages.
( ) I have emotional crises and chaos in my life.
( ) I tend to find relationships in which I feel “needed” and attempt to keep it  that way.

Scoring: Add the numbers to get a total score. Use the following ranges to help interpret your level of co-dependency.

60-80 - A very high degree of co-dependent patterns;
40-59 A high degree of co-dependent patterns;
30-39 Some degree of co-dependent and/or counter-dependent patterns;
20-29 A few co-dependent and/or a high degree of counter-dependent patterns (Weinhold & Weinhold)