Existential Anxiety Scale, ECQ Test - the question form
Questions: 22 · 5 minutes
1. Thinking about whether life has meaning makes me feel anxious.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
2. I am frightened by realizing how many choices life offers.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
3. I am troubled by the feeling that I do not feel at home in this world, as if I do not belong here.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
4. Existence feels threatening to me, as if something terrible could happen to me at any moment.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
5. I am afraid that at some point I will die.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
6. I worry about the meaning of life.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
7. I try to forget that all my decisions have consequences.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
8. I worry that I am losing touch with myself.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
9. I struggle with the feeling that, ultimately, I am on my own in this life.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
10. I worry that my life is passing me by.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
11. When the thought comes to mind about whether life has meaning, I try to think of something else as quickly as possible.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
12. I worry that I am not living the life I could be living.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
13. I am frightened by the awareness that other people will never know who I truly am deep down.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
14. I worry that something terrible might suddenly happen to me.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
15. I try to push away thoughts that life will end someday.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
16. I am frightened that things I once considered important seem meaningless when I think back on them.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
17. I am afraid that I am not getting from life what it could give me.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
18. I try to avoid thinking about who I really am.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
19. I have an anxious feeling that there is a gulf between me and other people.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
20. I feel anxious when I realize how vulnerable my body is to the dangers of life.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
21. I worry that when death comes, I will have to leave everything and everyone behind.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
22. I am afraid that I may never truly know myself at the deepest level.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always