Why Am I Not Happy with My Life Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. Which description best matches how you have viewed your place in other people's lives?
I generally believe my presence and needs have value
I have occasionally worried about being a burden but could question that thought
I have often felt like a burden, even when part of me recognized that others may disagree
I have strongly believed that people would be better off without me
2. Compared with your usual pattern, how has sleep been during the past two weeks?
Mostly typical for me and reasonably restorative
Occasionally harder to start, maintain, or end at my usual time
Disrupted or excessive on several nights or days, with some daytime effect
Severely disrupted or excessive nearly every day, making ordinary functioning difficult
3. When reading a short message, following a conversation, or making a routine choice, how has your concentration been?
Generally steady enough for the situation
Occasionally scattered, but easy to redirect
Frequently difficult, requiring repetition or extra time
So impaired on most days that ordinary information or choices feel unmanageable
4. If asked what helps you continue through a difficult day, what could you identify right now?
One or more clear relationships, responsibilities, values, or future experiences
Something meaningful, although I would need time or prompting to name it
Possible reasons that currently feel distant or hard to believe in
No reason to keep going that feels available to me right now
5. You need to prepare a simple meal or complete a small household task. What has most often happened recently?
I have generally started and completed it without unusual difficulty
I have sometimes delayed, then completed it after gathering momentum
I have often needed multiple attempts, shortcuts, or someone else's help
I have regularly been unable to begin or finish even when the task was necessary
6. When a problem arose recently, how possible did change or help seem?
I could usually identify an option, resource, or person to approach
Options initially felt limited, but I could usually find one after reflection
I often felt trapped and needed considerable help to see any option
I consistently felt there was no way out and no help that could make a difference
7. How has your appetite or interest in food changed during the past two weeks?
It has remained close to my usual pattern
There has been an occasional or slight change
I have eaten noticeably more or less on many days
My appetite has changed dramatically or eating enough has become persistently difficult
8. During the past two weeks, how often did activities you normally value or enjoy feel less rewarding?
Not at all; they generally still felt rewarding
On several days, although enjoyment usually returned once I started
On more than half the days, with noticeably less enjoyment
Nearly every day; little or nothing felt enjoyable
9. On waking during the past two weeks, which description best fits your emotional starting point?
My mood varied, but I generally felt able to begin the day
Some mornings felt emotionally heavy, though the feeling often eased
Many mornings began with heaviness, numbness, or dread that was hard to shift
Nearly every morning began with overwhelming heaviness, numbness, or dread
10. Imagine someone invited you to a familiar activity you usually like. Which response best matches your recent experience?
I could usually participate and enjoy at least part of it
I sometimes needed encouragement, but I often warmed up after starting
I often declined or participated without feeling much enjoyment
I almost always withdrew because the activity felt pointless or emotionally flat
11. How often have you felt low, empty, or unusually irritable during the past two weeks?
Not at all
On several days
On more than half the days
Nearly every day or for most of each day
12. During the past two weeks, which statement best describes thoughts about death, not being alive, or hurting yourself?
I have not had these thoughts
I have wanted a break or escape from everything, but not death or self-harm
I have sometimes felt indifferent about what happens to me, without thinking of death or self-harm
I have had any thought of death, not being alive, or self-harm, or I have made a plan, preparation, or attempt
13. When something positive happened recently, how available did feelings such as pleasure, relief, or interest seem?
They felt accessible and appropriate to what happened
They were somewhat muted but still recognizable
They appeared only briefly or with considerable effort
They felt absent even during events that would normally matter to me
14. Which description best matches your recent energy level?
My energy has generally matched the demands of my day
I have tired a little sooner than usual but could usually continue
I have often needed to reduce, postpone, or break up ordinary activities
Basic activities have regularly felt exhausting or beyond my available energy
15. When you picture the coming weeks or months, which statement best fits your recent outlook?
I can imagine realistic possibilities that matter to me
The future looks uncertain, but I can still identify some possibilities
It is difficult to imagine meaningful improvement, even though I have some doubt about that feeling
The future feels completely closed off or without any possibility of improvement