Questionnaires for the analysis of suffering

List of sufferings

Examples: acute pain, tenuous pain, anxiety, distress, fear, phobia, panic, demotivation, depression, disgust, guilt, sense of inferiority, sense of inadequacy, sense of loneliness, sense of helplessness, sense of constraint, sense of threat, sense of danger, sense of conflict, sense of indecision, nausea, sense of lack, pessimism, despair, hatred, desire to die, sense of dissatisfaction, frustration of physical need, frustration of mental need…

Suffering (symptoms) degree (1-5) Note

 

For each suffering fill out a questionnaire like the following:

Suffering: _____________________________________

Question Answer and note
When and how often it occurs
When it started to occur
Possible causes:

  • physical trauma
  • organic illness
  • loss (of something with which there was attachment)
  • anticipation (prediction, expectation) of suffering
  • dissatisfaction of one or more needs
  • consequences of satisfying one or more harmful needs (example: effects of drugs, gambling, risky activities, self-harm, masochism, etc.)
  • other (specify)
What can alleviate it and what can I do about it

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