(0) What I experience is largely dictated by circumstances.
(1) What I experience is determined more by circumstances than by me.
(2) What I experience is determined more by me than by circumstances.
(3) What I experience is the product of my own creation.
(0) My interaction with other people is dominated by their agenda.
(1) My interaction with other people is governed more by their agenda than by my own free choice.
(2) My interaction with other people is governed more by my own free choice than by their agenda.
(3) I am truly a free agent in my interaction with others.
(0) I feel unconnected to the needs of other people.
(1) I feel more unconnected than connected to others' needs.
(2) I feel more connected than unconnected to others' needs.
(3) I feel deeply connected to the needs of other people.
(0) My outlook toward the future is entirely constrained by the past.
(1) My outlook toward the future is significantly constrained by the past.
(2) My outlook toward the future is not particularly constrained by the past.
(3) My outlook toward the future is informed rather than constrained by the past.
(0) I have no energy for anything.
(1) I have energy for the things I like, but not for anything else.
(2) I have energy for most things I do, but lack enthusiasm for some of them.
(3) I bring energetic enthusiasm to everything I do.
(0) I am ruled by my emotions and moods.
(1) Whenever they surface, my emotions and moods hold me in their sway.
(2) My emotions and moods do not hold me helplessly in their sway.
(3) My emotions and moods are serving me well.
(0) I feel emotionally numb.
(1) My feelings are an unwelcome reflection of life in these circumstances.
(2) Sometimes my feelings are an unwelcome reflection of life in these circumstnaces.
(3) All my feelings are a valued expression of my life in these circumstances.
(0) The successive moments of my life seem to be pretty stale.
(1) The successive moments of my life seem more ordinary than fresh.
(2) The successive moments of my life seem more fresh than ordinary.
(3) I feel the freshness of each moment.
(0) Things are weighing me down.
(1) Things keep weighing heavily on me, but eventually I rise above them.
(2) Nothing has an impact that keeps me down for long.
(3) I am sensitive to everything going on, and nothing really gets me down.
(0) Everything unexpected throws me for a loop.
(1) The unexpected does upset me, but I am been able to recover my balance after a while.
(2) The unexpected is sometimes upsetting, but I quickly recover my balance.
(3) I take the unexpected perfectly in stride.
(0) I consistently feel threatened when thinking about what may happen.
(1) I feel more threatened than buoyant when thinking about what may happen.
(2) I feel more buoyant than threatened when thinking about what may happen.
(3) I consistently feel buoyant when thinking about what may happen.
(0) My body and I do not work at all well together.
(1) I maintain an uneasy truce with my body.
(2) My body and I co-exist.
(3) My body is a source of confidence and satisfaction.
(0) I hold unquestioningly to my point of view.
(1) I hold my point of view strongly until I'm convinced another is better.
(2) I keep my point of view open to question.
(3) Even my true beliefs are an expression of my point of view--nothing more and nothing less.
(0) I feel cold toward the others.
(1) I more often feel cold than warm toward the others.
(2) I more often feel warm than cold toward the others.
(3) I feel warm toward everyone.
(0) I consistently feel cold toward myself.
(1) I feel more cold than warm toward myself.
(2) I feel more warm than cold toward myself.
(3) I consistently feel warm toward myself.
(0) The world and the things in it seem hopelessly flawed.
(1) The world and the things in it seem mostly flawed, with the exception of a few bright spots.
(2) The world and the things in it, although sometimes flawed, seem to hold much of value.
(3) The world and everything in it seem infused with potentiality.
(0) I don't at all understand the way things seem to others.
(1) I don't usually understand the way things seem to others.
(2) I usually understand how things seem to others.
(3) I really get how things seem to others.
(0) There is nothing to laugh about.
(1) My laughter is bitter.
(2) My laughter is somewhat ironic and bitter-sweet.
(3) My laughter is warm.
(0) I want to avoid what I'm involved in.
(1) I do embrace a few things, but want to steer clear of everything else.
(2) I embrace many things and tolerate the rest.
(3) I wholeheartedly embrace whatever I'm involved in.
(0) I hate awakening in the morning.
(1) I don't like awakening in the morning, but as the day gets going, I manage to get into the swing of things.
(2) I awaken in the morning on automatic, but soon get into the swing of things.
(3) I awaken in the morning relaxed and ready for the coming day.
(0) I think there is no way to solve my most serious difficulties.
(1) I think there might be a way to solve my most serious difficulties.
(2) I think there is certainly a way to solve my most serious difficulties.
(3) I know there is more than one way to solve my most serious difficulties.
(0) I do not experienced the wonder of anything.
(1) I experience the wonder of some things.
(2) I experience the wonder of many things.
(3) I experience the wonder of everything.
(0) I consistently feel troubled.
(1) I feel more troubled than serene.
(2) I feel more serene than troubled.
(3) I consistently feel serene.
(0) I am preoccupied with myself.
(1) I need to think of myself before taking others into account.
(2) I am able to take others into account as well as myself.
(3) I am able to take others into account first.
(0) I feel impatient with most everyone.
(1) I feel impatient with many.
(2) I feel impatient with a few.
(3) I do not feel impatient with anyone.
(0) I consistently feel impatient with myself.
(1) I often feel impatient with myself.
(2) I seldom feel impatient with myself.
(3) I do not feel at all impatient with myself.
(0) I consistently feel as if something is missing.
(1) I often feel as if something is missing.
(2) I seldom feel as if something is missing.
(3) I do not feel as if anything is missing.
(0) I experience no pleasure.
(1) I experience more desire than pleasure.
(2) I experience more pleasure than desire.
(3) I experience little desire and much pleasure.
(0) I am stuck.
(1) My progress is labored.
(2) My progress is steady.
(3) I am moving forward fluently.
(0) Nothing I do comes authentically from me.
(1) Some of what I do comes authentically from me.
(2) Most of what I do comes authentically from me.
(3) Everything I do comes from me with authenticity.
(0) I consistently feel dull.
(1) I sometimes feel radiant.
(2) I often feel radiant.
(3) I consistently feel radiant.
(0) I do not like being alone.
(1) I am indifferent to being alone.
(2) I can enjoy being alone.
(3) I can relish being alone.
(0) I do not like being with others.
(1) I am indifferent to being with others.
(2) I can enjoy being with others.
(3) I can relish being with others.