Welcome to our unique personality quiz designed to unearth your most destructive instinct. This test aims to help you identify behaviors that might be hindering your personal growth or impacting your relationships negatively. Understanding your instinctive responses can be the first step towards healthier coping mechanisms. Remember, there's no 'wrong' answer—just insight into how you might better navigate life's challenges.
When you make a bad mistake, your first reaction is to:
Seek out comfort in something fun
Jump to harsh self-judgment
Become angry with yourself
Analyze your actions to understand where you went wrong
When faced with an emotional confrontation, your first instinct is usually to...
Judge the other person's emotional reaction
Respond with heated emotions of your own
Feel embarrassed about the emotional intensity and do anything to end it
Try to approach the situation logically and without emotions
Upon meeting someone new, your instinct is to:
Think about what would be fun to do with them
Form quick observations about their character
Stay guarded and suspicious
Worry about making a good impression
Analyze their words and actions to gauge their personality
When feeling stressed, you are most likely to:
Overindulge in food or drink
Become critical of those around you
Internalize the stress, blaming yourself
Try to problem-solve in a methodical way
If you receive unexpected criticism, you...
Distract yourself by doing something enjoyable
Immediately form a negative opinion about the criticizer
React with anger and/or defensiveness
Feel mortified and excessively guilty
Analyze the criticism for its logical validity
When you experience success, your first thought is to...
Criticize the ease of the task
Express relief rather than joy
Downplay your achievement
Ponder the factors that led to your success
When you see someone in distress, your first instinct is to:
Avoid them and hope they didn't see me
People like that usually cause their own distress
Become annoyed by their emotional display
Feel uncomfortable or embarrassed
Rationally think through solutions to their problem
None of these, I just go and help
In a group project, you tend to:
Take care of fun and social sides of meeting as a group
Gauge who is strong and who is weak and set tasks accordingly
Become irritable when things don't go as planned
Focus on your own contributions and value
Prioritize efficiency over any fun or comfort for the group
When given a complex problem to solve, you:
Complain about it to whoever will listen
Get frustrated and annoyed
Doubt your capability to solve the problem
Start breaking it down into manageable, systematic parts
After a long day, you unwind by:
Eating or drinking something you enjoy
Talking about what troubled you that day
Venting your frustrations
Going over your own behavior and cringing
Reflecting on the day's events and marking down anything helpful
During a surprise party thrown for you, you are most likely to:
Enjoy myself and the moment!
Think about whether it's a good party or not
Get angry about the bother but not show it
Want the ground to swallow you up
Try and understand how it all came about, who planned it etc.
During a professional meeting, you:
Look forward to the lunch break or after-meeting drinks
Look critically at the contributions of others in the meeting
Get irritated the longer the meeting goes
Worry excessively about your own contribution to the meeting
Dissect every detail of the meeting
When planning a trip, you:
Focus on the fun activities
Make hasty decisions about travel plans
Feel anxious about the whole process
Get frustrated when plans don't go as expected
Plan meticulously, down to the smallest detail
Oral Thinking
You have a tendency to seek immediate pleasure and comfort, often through food, drink, or other forms of oral stimulation. This could be a way for you to avoid dealing with difficult experiences or to distract yourself from them. While this can bring temporary satisfaction, it's important to face challenges head-on and learn to delay gratification. Try to find healthier ways to cope with stress and confront the difficulties in your life. It's okay to reward yourself, but remember that enduring satisfaction comes from overcoming obstacles, not avoiding them.
Quick to Judgement
You tend to make quick, snap judgments about people and situations. This can lead to hasty decisions that might not fully consider all relevant factors. While this can sometimes save time, it can also create misunderstandings and damage relationships. Remember, not all that glitters is gold, and not all who wander are lost. Try to be more open and patient. Take the time to gather all the information and listen to all sides of the story before making a decision. It's okay to reassess your opinions - flexibility is a sign of growth and maturity.
Quick to Anger
You have a fiery spirit and are quick to anger. Your reactions can sometimes be extreme, causing you to act impulsively and regret it later. While anger is a natural and valid emotion, it's important to manage it effectively to avoid harmful outcomes. Try to practice mindfulness and other calming techniques. Recognize the signs of your anger and give yourself a moment to calm down before responding. Remember, you cannot control everything that happens to you, but you can control how you respond.
Easily Made Ashamed and/or Embarassed
You often feel like you're in the wrong or that you don't measure up to expectations. This may cause you to hold back in social situations or to avoid putting yourself out there. While it's normal to feel embarrassed or have self-doubt sometimes, excessive shame can hold you back from fulfilling your potential. Try to remind yourself of your worth and accomplishments. Practice self-love and self-compassion. It's okay to make mistakes - they are opportunities for learning and growth, not reasons for self-condemnation.
Overly Calculated
You have a logical, analytical mind. You tend to dissect situations rationally and may disregard the emotional aspects. While this can be beneficial in many scenarios, it can also lead to a lack of emotional connection with others or an underestimation of the importance of emotions. Remember that emotions are a fundamental part of the human experience, and they are just as important as logic. Try to understand and empathize with the emotions of others, and allow yourself to feel and express your own emotions. It's okay to be rational, but don't let it harden your heart.
Shai K.
7/4/2023
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