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Reflecting upon Relationships

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When you’re feeling down or distressed for any length of time, odds are that your relationships with those around you will take a hit. Although you may think that your depression or anxiety affects only you, it affects your friends, family, lovers, coworkers, and acquaintances. Even the strangers you interact with, such as waiters, flight attendants, clerks, and bank tellers, can suffer from your emotional state.

Take the quiz in Worksheet 1-8 to see if your emotions are causing trouble with your relationships. Check off any statements that apply to you.

Worksheet 1-8 The Conflicted Connections Quiz

1. I don’t feel like being with anybody.2. I get very nervous when I meet new people.3. I don’t feel like talking to anyone.4. I’m overly sensitive when anyone criticizes me in the slightest way.5. I’m more irritable with others than usual.6. I worry about saying the wrong thing.7. I don’t feel connected to anyone.8. I worry about people leaving me.9. I don’t feel like going out with anyone anymore.10. I’m plagued by visions of people I care about getting hurt.11. I’ve withdrawn from everyone.12. I feel uptight in crowds, so I stay at home.13. I feel numb around people.14. I always feel uncomfortable in the spotlight.15. I feel unworthy of friendship and love.16. Compliments make me feel uneasy.

You guessed it; there’s no cutoff score here to tell you definitively whether or not you’re anxious or depressed. But the more items you check off, the more your relationships likely suffer from your anxiety, depression, or both. Odd-numbered items usually indicate problems with depression, and even-numbered items particularly accompany anxious feelings.

Many people are a little shy or introverted. You may feel anxious meeting new people and may be uncomfortable in the spotlight — these feelings aren’t necessarily anything to be concerned about. However, such issues become problematic when you find yourself avoiding social activities or meeting new people because of your shyness.

Reflect on your results and write about which relationships are most affected by your emotions in Worksheet 1-9.

Worksheet 1-9 My Reflections

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