Codependency Scale Test - the question form
Questions: 37 · 7 minutes
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1. Do you worry about other people’s problems and focus your energy on solving their problems?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
2. Do you lose sleep because of other people’s problems and behavior?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
3. Do you think and feel that you are responsible for other people—for their feelings, thoughts, actions, choices, desires, needs, well-being, and fate?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
4. Do you feel angry when your help is not effective?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
5. Do you try to please other people instead of enjoying life yourself?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
6. Do you give other people advice when they have not asked for it?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
7. Do you consider yourself a victim, unappreciated by the people you have helped?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
8. Do you feel guilty when you spend money on yourself?
No
Sometimes
Yes
9. Do you fear rejection by people close to you?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
10. Do you often feel guilty?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
11. Are you afraid to allow yourself to be natural?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
12. Are you afraid to let other people be who they are?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
13. Do you worry about whether other people like you or love you?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
14. Do you find it difficult to let events take their natural course?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
15. Do you tolerate insults in order to keep the people you love close to you?
1 - No
2 - Sometimes
3 - Yes
16. Would you say you have difficulty saying "no"?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
17. Do you avoid talking about yourself, your problems, feelings, and thoughts?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
18. Do you stay in relationships in which other people cause you distress?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
19. Are you afraid of making other people feel angry?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
20. Do you try to suppress your feelings?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
21. Do you have difficulties during sex because you do not feel able to ask your partner to do what feels good to you?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
22. Do you experience financial difficulties because a family member uses drugs?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
23. Do you have to lie to cover up a close family member's substance use?
No
Sometimes
Yes
24. Do you feel that drugs mean more to your family member than you do?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
25. Do you think your family member’s drug use is related to spending time with a particular group of friends?
No
Sometimes
Yes
26. Do you make threats, for example: “If you do not stop using drugs, I will throw you out of the house!” or other threats?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
27. Are you afraid of upsetting a family member because you fear it could trigger a relapse?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
28. Do you feel that because a family member uses drugs, you cannot go away for an extended time and leave them home alone?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
29. Have you ever thought about calling the police because of a family member’s misbehavior while intoxicated on drugs?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
30. Have you ever looked for hidden drugs?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
31. Do you ever feel that if a family member loved you, they would stop using drugs to please you?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
32. Do you sometimes feel guilty about controlling the life of a family member with an addiction?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
33. Do you think that if your family member stopped using drugs, your other problems would be resolved?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
34. Have you ever threatened to harm yourself in order to get the addicted family member to say things like “forgive me” or “I love you”?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
35. Have you ever treated other people (children, coworkers, parents) unfairly just because you were angry with someone who uses drugs?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
36. Do you feel that no one in the world understands your difficulties?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
37. Have you developed any illness (emotional, mental, or physical) as a result of living with a person who is dependent on psychoactive substances?
No
Sometimes
Yes
1. Do you worry about other people’s problems and direct your energy toward solving other people’s problems?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
2. Do you lose sleep because of other people's problems and behavior?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
3. Do you think and feel that you are responsible for other people—for their feelings, thoughts, actions, choices, wishes, needs, well-being, or fate?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
4. Do you feel angry when your help is not effective?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
5. Do you try to please other people instead of enjoying life yourself?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
6. Do you give other people advice when they have not asked for it?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
7. Do you consider yourself a victim, unappreciated by the people you have helped?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
8. Do you feel guilty when you spend money on yourself?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
9. Do you fear rejection by people close to you?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
10. Do you often feel guilty?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
11. Are you afraid to allow yourself to be natural?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
12. Are you afraid to let other people be who they are?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
13. Do you worry about whether other people like you or love you?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
14. Do you find it difficult to let things take their natural course?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
15. Do you tolerate insults in order to keep the people you love close to you?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
16. Would you say that you do not know how to say "no"?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
17. Do you avoid talking about yourself—your problems, feelings, and thoughts?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
18. Do you maintain relationships in which people cause you distress?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
19. Are you afraid of making other people angry?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
20. Do you try to suppress your feelings?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
21. Do you have difficulty during sex because you do not feel able to ask your partner to do what feels good to you?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
22. Do you experience financial difficulties because a family member uses drugs?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
23. Do you have to lie to cover up a loved one's substance use?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
24. Do you feel that drugs mean more to your family member than you do?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
25. Do you think your family member's drug use is related to their spending time with a particular group of friends?
No
Sometimes
Yes
26. Do you make threats, such as: “If you do not stop using drugs, I will throw you out of the house,” or other threats?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
27. Do you avoid upsetting a family member for fear it could trigger a relapse?
No
Sometimes
Yes
28. Do you feel that, because a family member uses drugs, you cannot go away for a long time and leave them at home alone?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
29. Have you ever thought about calling the police because of a family member’s bad behavior while intoxicated by drugs?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
30. Have you ever searched for hidden drugs?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
31. Do you feel that if a family member loved you, they would stop using drugs to please you?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
32. Do you sometimes feel guilty about controlling the life of a family member with an addiction?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
33. Do you think that if your family member stopped using drugs, your other problems would be resolved?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
34. Have you ever threatened to harm yourself in order to get the person with an addiction to say things like “forgive me” or “I love you”?
No
Sometimes
Yes
35. Have you ever treated other people (children, coworkers, parents) unfairly simply because you were angry at someone who uses drugs?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes
36. Do you feel that no one in the world understands your difficulties?
No
Sometimes
Yes
37. Have you developed any health problems (emotional, mental, or physical) as a result of living with a person who is dependent on psychoactive substances?
1 – No
2 – Sometimes
3 – Yes