APPENDIX A
Rating Your Inner Critic

To be rated on a three-point scale of:

Rarely (1) About Average (3) Frequently (5)
Scores of 1–45—Small Inner Critic
Scores of 46–75—Medium-Sized Critic
Scores of 76–100—Very Strong Inner Critic

1. I wake up at night worried about the mistakes that I made the day before.

2. I replay conversations after I’ve had them to see what I’ve done wrong.

3. I don’t like the way my clothes look on me.

4. When I’m with other people, I wonder if they’re critical of me.

5. I’m cautious about trying anything new because I’m afraid of looking foolish.

6. I’m afraid people will laugh at me.

7. I worry about what other people think.

8. I often feel inferior to other people.

9. I wish I had a more attractive body.

10. When I look in the mirror, I check to see what’s wrong with me.

11. When I read over something I’ve just written, I’m not satisfied with it.

12. I’m afraid that there’s something basically wrong with me.

13. I wonder what other people would think of me if they really knew what I was like underneath.

14. I compare myself with other people.

15. I seem to attract judgmental people.

16. I question my decisions after I have made them and think that I might have done better.

17. When I say ‘No’ I feel guilty.

18. When I take a test like this, I’m sure that I don’t do as well as other people.

19. I avoid taking risks if I can help it.

20. When I think about self-improvement I feel that there is something wrong with me that needs to be fixed.

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