Emotional Dysregulation Questionnaire Test - the question form

1. I often think about negative events that happened to me in the past.

2. I get so upset by conflicts between people close to me that it feels like everything is over.

3. When something bad happens to me, I keep thinking about it and experience strong negative emotions.

4. I cannot forget the pain that others have caused me.

5. When I feel desperate, it is hard for me to make sense of my own feelings and of what is going on in other people’s minds.

6. At times, I feel such despair that I would be willing to do the worst possible thing.

7. I find it difficult to understand other people’s emotions and how they truly feel about me.

8. It is hard to predict how others will react to what you say.

9. I am always prepared for the worst.

10. I cannot really understand myself, let alone other people.

11. Most of the time, I cannot understand my feelings.

12. When I experience intense emotions, I have difficulty controlling myself.

13. Alcohol helps me feel less down.

14. When I am very upset, I may do something terrible.

15. When I am upset, it takes me a long time to calm down.

16. When I feel extremely distressed, I may cause myself physical pain.

17. I do not always understand how I feel.

18. At times, my emotions feel so overwhelming that I may do something foolish.

19. My low mood can last for weeks or months.

20. People close to me criticize me for being emotionally indifferent.

21. Sometimes I do not know how to manage my emotions.

22. Sometimes, to cope with my emotions, I need to take some kind of medication.

23. When I feel despair, I can remain that way for days or weeks.