Depressionquestionaire

1 a My life is reasonably under control.

b There's always a lot going on in my life.

c My life is a constant stream of crises I never get on top of.

d I'm so overwhelmed I don't know what to do.

2 a I readily get into all my activities. When I'm around things get done.

b It takes some effort starting things, but then I'm into it.

c It's a mission to do anything. Even small tasks exhaust me.

d I'm too exhausted to do much of anything.

3 a I can easily concentrate on tasks and pay attention to details.

b At times I can get distracted or drift off.

c It takes a lot of energy to concentrate on a task. I'm always

either drifting off or distracted by noise around me.

d I just can't concentrate on anything. It's too much effort. I get

distracted, forget what I was doing, and think I'm useless.

4 a I feel positive.

b Sometimes I feel a bit sad and flat.

c I'm sad all the time. Nothing cheers me up.

d I am so depressed and flat I just want it to stop.

5 a My appetite is fine.

b Food doesn't interest me much. / I often seem to be eating.

c I often forget to eat. / I always seem to be eating.

d I have to force myself to eat. / I crave food and eat compulsively.

6 a I am confident about the future.

b I'm uncertain about how the future will turn out.

c I have nothing good to look forward to, only more of the same.

d My future is hopeless. Things will only get worse.

7 a I'm pretty easy going. Nothing really bothers me.

b Lately things seem to annoy or irritate me.

c I'm constantly irritated or angry. Nothing goes smoothly.

d I don't seem to have the energy to get annoyed anymore.

8 a I get on well with authority figures.

b Sometimes I think I might be punished but I don't know why.

c I expect authority figures will punish me.

d Maybe all the bad things that happen in my life are God or the

universe punishing me. I just wish I knew what I'd done wrong.

9 a I think I look cool.

b I wonder if I am looking old or unattractive.

c People think I'm unattractive.

d I'm ugly.

10 a I get satisfaction and enjoyment out of the things I do.

b I don't enjoy things the way I used to.

c Even when I do something well it doesn't seem worth the effort.

d I'm fed up and bored with life.

11 a I have nothing to feel guilty about.

b Sometimes I feel guilty, like I've done something wrong but I don't

know what it is.

c I feel guilty a lot. Like I'm responsible for the bad things that happen to people around me.

d I constantly feel guilty. My being alive causes trouble for others.

12 a I'm up with the play and onto it.

b Sometimes I might be a bit tired or under pressure and I have to pause and sort my thoughts out.

c Often I feel I'm not thinking straight and get a bit confused.

d My thinking is so muddled I just can't sort things out or find

solutions to even small problems and I feel really stupid.

13 a I sleep well.

b I don't sleep as well as I used to.

c I wake up early and can't get back to sleep. /

I seem to need a lot of sleep and find it hard to get up.

d I only sleep a few hours then lie awake for hours. /

I just want to sleep all the time. It's too hard to get up.

14 a I'm reasonably successful.

b I've have failed more than most people.

c I've failed a lot in my life. No matter how hard I try things go wrong.

d there's no point trying anymore. I'm a weak, useless looser.

15 a I like myself as a person.

b I criticize myself for my weaknesses and mistakes.

c I don't like myself. There's so much wrong with me that the good

bits don't count,

d I hate myself.

16 a I can make decisions.

b I put off making decisions now if I can.

c Nowadays making decisions is really difficult for me.

d Making decisions is just too hard and complicated.

17 a I feel okay about being alive.

b I would like to go to sleep and not wake up.

c I think about killing myself and how I would do it.

d I have a clear plan to kill myself and the means to do it if I need to.

18 a I am interested in people and what they're up to.

b I seem to be loosing interest in people. They're getting boring.

c I'm just can't be bothered with people and their problems.

d People don't seem to matter anymore.

19 a My sex drive is fairly normal.

b My sex drive is OK. At times I'm a bit busy or tired to think about it.

c It takes a lot to get me interested in sex.

d Thoughts of sex just don't enter my head.

20 a I can manage my emotions well.

b Sometimes when I'm low I might smoke, drink, or take medication.

c I often use substances to help raise my mood.

d I depend on alcohol, cigarettes, medication or drugs to ease

depression.

Thorndon

Depression Explorer