| (1) Are there any situations in which you are afraid? |
| Vague, indefinable fear |
| Concrete fear, or fear of known origin |
| Acute panic |
| Fear of going crazy, freaking out |
| Worrying about other people |
| Expectation anxiety, fear of failure or of making a fool of oneself |
| Fear of not being acknowledged |
| Fear of infections |
| (2) Are there situations in which you feel insecure? |
| I often ask other people for advice in decision making |
| Every problem has two possibilities |
| Too many options, therefore confused; I don’t know what I want |
| I doubt everything; easily discouraged |
| Without hope; I don’t believe in help anymore |
| Mentally exhausted; I question my own strength |
| (3) Do you sometimes lack concentration? Are you easily distracted from your work? |
| Daydreamer: I live in a fantasy world |
| I live in the past |
| I can’t relax; annoying thoughts |
| I’m always two steps ahead in my mind |
| No interest, indifferent, lackadaisical |
| Melancholic, unexplainable sadness |
| Exhausted, absolutely devastated |
| (4) Do you sometimes feel lonely? |
| I very quickly feel lonely; always need someone around |
| I withdraw to the inside; I have difficulties making contact |
| I would rather work alone; no one can keep up with my work speed |
| (5) In what situations are you influenced by others? |
| I can’t say no; lack of own will |
| In a phase of new beginning, therefore fickle |
| I get mad quickly, irritated easily |
| Entertainer, I tend to take alcohol or drugs |
| (6) Are there situations in which you feel discouraged or desperate |
| After an emotional shock, accident, bereavement |
| Absolutely desperate; I believe I will fall apart from suffering |
| I feel unfairly treated, embittered |
| I perceive myself as unclean, condemn myself for my alleged sins |
| I perceive myself as less efficient and incapable; I lack self-esteem |
| I feel temporarily not strong enough to do a specific task; overwhelmed; for example before exams |
| I’m exhausted, but continue to work on out of a sense of duty; drained |
| (7) Do you worry about the well-being of other people? |
| Overprotective character |
| I know everything better and force my will on others |
| I think I have to point out other people’s mistakes, criticize and reproach |
| I believe I can convince everyone of my ideas; missionary zeal |
| Strict moral ideas; I want to be an example for others |
| (8) What makes you angry? |
| Everything; I get angry very easily |
| Myself because I can’t say no |
| Myself when I don’t fulfil my own expectations |
| Myself after I go against my conscience or after I ignore my own rules |
| The stupidity of other people |
| Having to wait |
| (9) What makes you exhausted? |
| Total physical and mental exhaustion after illness or periods of colossal overwork |
| Mental exhaustion after too much intellectual work, studying or reading at night |
| Sudden exhaustion, blackout |
| I’m overworked, but I continue to work out of a sense of duty |
| I’m drained by the presence of other people, overworked by too much helpfulness |
| (10) Do you sometimes feel sad and blue? |
| Unexplained endogenous depression |
| Known reason for sadness, exogenous reactive depression |
| I don’t see a meaning or a goal in life |
| Sad, without hope |
| Absolute despair |
| (11) What do you worry about? |
| About myself, hypochondriac |
| About other people, that something might happen to them |
| I watch over the needs of others; overprotective |
| About the future; I like to worry |
| (12) Have you ever been without hope, resigned? Did you ever in your life give up? |
| Easily discouraged, doubtful |
| Desperate, I believe no one can help me |