Questionnaire for Detecting Narcissistic Deficiency Test - the question form
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1. My self-esteem depends heavily on what is currently going on in my life.
Yes
No
2. Trouble and setbacks leave me feeling inadequate for a long time.
Yes
No
3. I rarely feel worthy and respected.
Yes
No
4. I constantly doubt whether I have anything valuable or meaningful to offer the people around me.
Yes
No
5. I often feel out of place when interacting with other people.
Yes
No
6. I consistently fall short of the ideal I set for myself.
Yes
No
7. I cannot find anything in myself that makes me unique compared with other people.
Yes
No
8. I have no strengths I can be proud of.
Yes
No
9. I do not know what my strengths are.
Yes
No
10. I do not know what there is about me that someone could love, value, or respect.
Yes
No
11. I feel despair when I think that I am an ordinary person, one of many.
Yes
No
12. I often compare myself with other people, and I come off worse.
Yes
No
13. Other people's successes throw me off balance. Compared with them, I quickly sink into a feeling of bleak worthlessness.
Yes
No
14. If I realize that I am worse than other people in something, it makes me feel worthless.
Yes
No
15. I constantly criticize myself and devalue what I have done and achieved.
Yes
No
16. I think that if people see who I really am, they will be permanently disappointed in me.
Yes
No
17. In how people look at me, I more often perceive criticism and judgment than kindness and interest in me.
Yes
No
18. Because of my flaws and mistakes I have made in life, I am much worse than the people around me.
Yes
No
19. My achievements and successes do not convince me that I have an adequate level of competence and professionalism.
Yes
No
20. I often feel like an impostor and fear that others will find out.
Yes
No
21. I often find myself thinking that I am much better off without other people because then I can avoid feeling ashamed.
Yes
No
22. When I am around other people, I often feel that something is wrong with me.
Yes
No
23. I believe that the people around me are normal, but I am definitely not one of them.
Yes
No
24. I do not like competition because there is a high risk of being worse than someone else.
Yes
No
25. I cannot imagine anyone being understanding about my shortcomings. It would be better for me not to show them under any circumstances.
Yes
No
26. If I admit that I have many strengths, I will have to keep living up to them and stay tense all the time so I do not disappoint others.
Yes
No
27. More than anything, I am afraid of being dependent on other people.
Yes
No
28. Having to ask for things feels humiliating to me. I would prefer that people did what I need without me having to ask, because I do as much as I can for them in return.
Yes
No
29. I do not understand the point of relationships when there is no mutual benefit for each other.
Yes
No
30. My goal is not to need other people and to manage everything on my own.
Yes
No
31. I often feel anxious that I cannot relax and must keep moving forward; otherwise I will remain “nobody.”
Yes
No
32. I need to keep proving to myself that I can do a lot in order to feel that I am OK.
Yes
No
33. My achievements and successes do not satisfy me. As soon as I reach the next step, I feel I must quickly move on to the next one.
Yes
No
34. I clearly manage my life worse than the people around me.
Yes
No
35. The criteria for success in life are beauty, strength, wealth, and power.
Yes
No
36. I believe that intelligent people do not make mistakes in life.
Yes
No
37. I believe that if I try hard enough, I can influence what happens in my life.
Yes
No
38. I cannot come to terms with certain events that have happened in my life. I would prefer a different life story for myself.
Yes
No
39. I think that dependence humiliates a person.
Yes
No
40. Attachment makes people dependent on one another, and that is dangerous.
Yes
No
41. Pleasure has no value if it is not useful.
Yes
No
42. It is not worth starting something new unless you are 100% sure of the outcome.
Yes
No
43. If I take on a task, I demand that I do it perfectly, even if it exhausts me.
Yes
No
1. My self-esteem depends greatly on what is currently happening in my life.
Yes
No
2. Troubles and failures leave me feeling inadequate for a long time.
Yes
No
3. I rarely feel like a worthy and respected person.
Yes
No
4. I constantly doubt whether there is anything valuable or meaningful about me to the people around me.
Yes
No
5. I often feel out of place when interacting with other people.
Yes
No
6. I constantly fail to live up to the ideal I set for myself.
Yes
No
7. I cannot find anything about myself that makes me unique compared with other people.
Yes
No
8. I have no strengths that I can be proud of.
Yes
No
9. I do not know what my strengths are.
Yes
No
10. I do not know what there is about me that could be loved, valued, or respected.
Yes
No
11. I feel despair when I think that I am an ordinary person, one of many.
Yes
No
12. I often compare myself with other people, and I come out worse.
Yes
No
13. Other people’s success throws me off balance. Compared with them, I quickly fall into a feeling of dreary worthlessness.
Yes
No
14. If I realize that I am worse than other people in some way, it makes me feel worthless.
Yes
No
15. I constantly criticize myself and devalue what I have done and achieved.
Yes
No
16. I think that if people see who I really am, they will be permanently disappointed in me.
Yes
No
17. In other people’s views of me, I more often perceive criticism and judgment than kindness and interest in me.
Yes
No
18. Because of my shortcomings and mistakes I have made in life, I am much worse than the people around me.
Yes
No
19. My achievements and successes do not reassure me that I am competent and professional enough.
Yes
No
20. I often feel like an impostor and fear that others will find out.
Yes
No
21. I often find myself thinking that I am much better off without other people because then I can avoid feeling ashamed.
Yes
No
22. When I am around other people, I often feel that something is wrong with me.
Yes
No
23. I believe that the people around me are normal, but I am definitely not one of them.
Yes
No
24. I dislike competition because there is a high risk of being worse than someone else.
Yes
No
25. I cannot imagine anyone being accepting of my flaws. It would be better for me not to show them at all.
Yes
No
26. If I admit that I have many strengths, I will have to keep living up to them and stay tense all the time so as not to disappoint others.
Yes
No
27. More than anything, I am afraid of being dependent on other people.
Yes
No
28. Being asked to do something humiliates me. It would be better if people did what I need of their own accord, because I do my utmost for them in return.
Yes
No
29. I cannot see the point of a relationship if there is no mutual benefit to each other.
Yes
No
30. My goal is not to need other people and to handle everything on my own.
Yes
No
31. I often feel anxious that I cannot relax and must keep moving forward; otherwise I will remain “nobody.”
Yes
No
32. I need to constantly prove to myself that I can do a lot in order to feel that I am okay.
Yes
No
33. My achievements and successes do not satisfy me. As soon as I reach the next step, I feel I must quickly move on to the next one.
Yes
No
34. I clearly cope with my life worse than the people around me.
Yes
No
35. The criteria for success in life are beauty, strength, wealth, and power.
Yes
No
36. I believe that intelligent people do not make mistakes in life.
Yes
No
37. I believe that if I try hard enough, I can control what happens in my life.
Yes
No
38. I cannot come to terms with certain events that have happened in my life. I would prefer to have a different life story.
Yes
No
39. I think being dependent on others is humiliating.
Yes
No
40. Attachment makes people dependent on each other, and that is dangerous.
Yes
No
41. Pleasure has no value if it is not useful.
Yes
No
42. It is not worth starting something new unless I am 100% sure of the outcome.
Yes
No
43. If I take on a task, I demand that I do it perfectly, even if it exhausts me.
Yes
No