Questionnaire

This questionnaire is not a test, but a guide. The changes listed here become more and more pronounced. If you are no longer on any mood-changing medication and keep track of the approximate dates when you notice these changes, you will have an idea of your progress.

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Make a note of the date on which you began the redirecting self-therapy.

Notice whether you pounded on a bed or got physical in other ways while redirecting anger,

once a day three times a day more often

If you could not get physical, notice whether you mentally redirected anger toward past abusers,
once a day three times a day more often

Before you begin, take your resting pulse on awakening. Average it over several days.

Write down the approximate date when you began to notice the following changes.

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You are able to recognize excitatory nervous symptoms as detoxification crises and feel the underlying anger.

Anger when intense is easily redirected mentally toward parents or early caretakers.

Feel increased "highs" after releasing anger.

Notice increased periods of depression after redirecting.

Have a heavy or drug-like sleep.

Mood swings intensify.

More frequent headaches, sweating, fever, sore throat, colds, flu, or other acute disorders.

Notice excitatory nervous symptoms less often.

Pounded on the bed less often.

Mentally redirected anger less often.

Feel less of a "high" after releasing and redirecting anger.

Have less depression following a "high."

Mood swings are less intense and less often.

Cry easily, feel sad, but not depressed.

Have less trouble falling asleep and sleep is lighter, but restful.

Seldom have scary dreams.

Posture is straight and shoulders relaxed.

Seldom want stimulants, sedatives, or junk food. If you have these occasionally, you don't crave more.

Fewer colds or other acute disorders.

If plans don't work out, you can find something else to do.

You can change the subject in your mind.

Seldom act compulsively.

Seldom feel guilty.

Seldom have resentments.

No longer feel driven to activity.

Find the creative urge comes in cycles.

Work and study efficiently, concentration and memory are good.

Feel friendlier and more interested in people, even strangers.

Enjoy people, but feel content alone.

Anger is mild, infrequent, and is primarily about current interactions.

You can flash back to childhood events, even traumatic ones, without emotional pain and enjoy the pleasant memories of your childhood.

You feel love and gratitude for your parents on a continual basis

Now take your pulse on awakening. It should be lower.

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