Quizzes & Surveys Archive - Dr. Michael Barta

Conceal your true thoughts and feelings

Fear being emotionally open and exposing your true self to others

Fear judgment, lack trust, and feel the need to protect yourself

Set emotional barriers, and a focus on your own thoughts and desires

Have a double life and secrets that lead to stress and a fear of being discovered

Engage in behaviors such as sex, or substance use, to avoid dealing with intimacy

Excessively rely on others for emotional validation and lack healthy boundaries

Unconsciously avoid intimate relationships to prevent potential emotional pain

Tend to disconnect from your own emotions and the emotions of others

Experience persistent feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness

Feel anxious and insecure related to the fear of not being enough

Avoid taking risks and expressing your true feelings because of anxiety and insecurity

Seek validation and approval through accomplishments or from others to feel valued

Compare yourself to others and feel inadequate if you don't measure up

Find maintaining long-term relationships difficult

Tend to sabotage relationships when they become too intimate

Have inconsistent communication and unpredictable behavior in relationships

Use humor or sarcasm to deflect serious conversations about emotions

Have a history of unstable or tumultuous relationships

An inability to fully commit to a relationship

Avoid deep conversations and preferring to keep interactions superficial

Exhibit controlling or manipulative behavior to maintain distance

Strongly yearn for independence and self-sufficiency

Experiencing guilt or shame after moments of vulnerability

Avoid conflict or confrontation to maintain emotional distance