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Old Jan 12, 2010, 11:14 AM
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I tried to do the test but I found too many of the questions I was split on and couldn't answer. For example:

'I tend to have intense emotional reactions to things, and tend to barge in on conversations and shoot my mouth off.'

The first half is exactly like me but the second half is the opposite of me.

Other questions were difficult to answer because I feel split between the me when I am coping with my illness and the me when I am not coping.

For example:
'I tend to put little time and effort into my work. I don't pay attention and seldom notice details.'

When I am depressed, like now work is really difficult and details elude me. When I am not depressed then I can be a bit of a workaholic and perfectionist.

Or:
I take little time for others and am seldom interested in other people's problems. I'm generally indifferent to the feelings of others.

When I am depressed I am way to self absorbed but when I am coping I am totally into helping other people.

Likewise with....
'I have difficulty imagining things and struggle to come up with new ideas.'

When I am depressed it is very difficult but otherwise I am very creative.

I guess I could try to answer it as the person I am when I am not depressed or used to be before the depression got out of hand but honestly I have been depressed more often than not for so long that it feels phoney to suggest I am a fun and outgoing life of the party when I have been so withdrawn and sad for so long. I used to be a certain way but not so much anymore. hummmmm.....

Wonder if anyone else has the same difficulty with these types of tests.

Thanks for sharing your results Medicated. Very interesting. I can see how it could be useful to reinforce for a person their strengths or to reveal coping strategies, behaviour patterns etc.