Wellbeing

How Kind Are You to Yourself?

How you treat yourself when you fail — the part most people never examine.

16 questions · about 6 minutes

16 items across four self-compassion components on an agreement scale. Original wording inspired by self-compassion research, educational use only.

1. When I am struggling, I give myself the care I would give a friend.

2. I can be patient with the parts of myself I do not like.

3. I try to be understanding with myself when something hurts.

4. I allow myself to rest without earning it first.

5. When I fail, I remember that failing is part of being a person.

6. I know other people struggle with the same things I do.

7. When things go wrong I feel like the only one it happens to.

8. My difficulties feel like part of a shared human experience rather than a personal defect.

9. I can notice a painful feeling without being swallowed by it.

10. I keep some perspective when something upsetting happens.

11. A setback takes over everything else in my head.

12. I can name what I am feeling while I am feeling it.

13. I am hard on myself in a way I would never be with anyone else.

14. I replay my mistakes and criticise myself for them.

15. I judge my own flaws harshly.

16. When I struggle, my first reaction is frustration at myself.

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These tests are for education and self-reflection. They are not diagnostic instruments and should not be used to diagnose or treat a mental-health condition. Anyone feeling unsafe, overwhelmed, or at risk should contact local emergency services or a qualified mental-health professional.