Emotional History Welcome to your Emotional History My parents often showed me that they were proud of me Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree When I was growing up, my family always attended the important events in which I participated (e.g., plays, concerts, sports events). Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree My parents helped me to feel proud of myself. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree My family taught me to believe in my talents. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree I learned from my past to feel good about what I have accomplished. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I learned from my parents that mastery is all about believing in yourself. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My family taught that if I am failing at something, it usually has very little to do with bad luck. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My past history makes it easy for me to feel proud of the achievements of those close to me. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I easily express my pleasure in the achievements of others. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree When I was growing up, there was lots of affection shown in my home. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My parents often showed me that they loved me. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree As a child, I felt really accepted by most of my peers. Strongly agreed Agreed Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My family touched, hugged, and kissed one another a lot. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I came from a very emotionally expressive family. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My parents often said "I love you" to me when I was a child. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I feel comfortable expressing affection to those I care about. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree From their actions I always knew I was important to my parents. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree As a child, my preferences and interests really mattered to my parents. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My parents responded to my emotions when I was growing up. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I feel comfortable receiving affection from those I care about. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree It's easy for me to say "I love you" when I feel it. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I was afraid of my father's anger. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree It was hard for me to show my own anger to my parents. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I feel highly uncomfortable when people are angry with me. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I was taught as child that anger is very similar to aggression. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I was afraid of my mother's anger. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I can't talk about my own anger with comfort. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My family generally believed that anger was a destructive emotion. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I try to avoid becoming angry. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree Not too many people can tell when I am angry. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I will keep my anger controlled until I eventually blow up. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I often feel that my anger is out of control. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I've learned from my past that expressing anger is like throwing gasoline on an open flame. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I keep my sadness to myself. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree Past experience as taught me that letting myself be sad is a waste of time. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I'm rarely sad. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My family taught me that feeling sadness was cowardly. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I learned as a child that expressing sadness just brought everyone else down. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I try to quickly get over being sad. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I am impatient with other people's sad moods. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree When I was a child, my loneliness wasn't noticed by my parents. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree No one can tell when I am sad. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I've learned by through experience that there's very little point in talking to others when I'm downhearted. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I hate being around sad people. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I could never openly express my worries and fears to my parents. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My parents believed that I should just get over my fears and not dwell on them. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My parents believed that I should just get over my fears and not dwell on them. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree As a child, I just wasn't allowed to be afraid. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I was taught as a child to avoid thinking too much about my fears, because doing so could paralyze me into inaction. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree I learned when I was young to keep going even when I was afraid. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree My family taught me that exploring my fears would make me a wimp. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree Time's up Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...