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SCS • MINDFULNESS

Mindfulness Level Test

How focused am I on the present? (For Entertainment)

Question 1

When feeling negative emotions?

  1. Observe the emotion as it is
  2. Pause and think
  3. Fall into that emotion
  4. Feel everything is wrong

Question 2

In stressful situations?

  1. Try to maintain a balanced view
  2. Step back and think
  3. Swept away by emotions
  4. Overreact and regret

Question 3

When having a hard experience?

  1. Try to view objectively
  2. Think it will get better over time
  3. Hard to get out of that thought
  4. Obsess over everything and repeat

Question 4

When worry or anxiety arises?

  1. Focus on this moment
  2. Take a deep breath and calm down
  3. Keep worrying
  4. Imagine the worst situation

Question 5

Taking a shower or eating?

  1. Savor single sensation fully
  2. Focus on the action
  3. Think about what to do next
  4. Lost in random thoughts

Question 6

When a negative emotion arises?

  1. Observe it without judgment
  2. Acknowledge its presence
  3. Try to fix it immediately
  4. Swept away by the emotion

Question 7

When something painful happens?

  1. Keep a balanced perspective
  2. Try to stay calm
  3. Get upset easily
  4. Overwhelmed by the pain

Question 8

Noticing your surroundings?

  1. Vividly aware of details
  2. Generally aware
  3. Often on autopilot
  4. Don't notice much

Question 9

When you make a mistake?

  1. Accept it as is
  2. Try to learn from it
  3. Criticize myself
  4. Obsess over it endlessly

Question 10

In a stressful moment, I can:

  1. Pause and breathe consciously
  2. Try to relax
  3. Feel tense but keep going
  4. Panic or zone out