Depression Symptoms Questionnaire BDI - Dr. Sarah Allen Counseling

Welcome to your Depression Symptoms Questionnaire BDI

Sadness

l do not feel sad.

I feel sad much of the time.

I am sad all the time.

I am so sad or unhappy that I can’t stand it.

Pessimism

I am not discouraged about my future.

I feel more discouraged about my future than I used to be.

I do not expect things to work out for me.

I feel my future is hopeless and will only get worse.

Past Failure

I do not feel like a failure.

I have failed more than I should have.

As I look back, I see a lot of failures.

I feel I am a total failure as a person.

Loss of Pleasure

I get as much pleasure as I ever did from the things l enjoy.

I don’t enjoy things as much as I used to.

I get very linle pleasure from the things I used to enjoy.

I can’t get any pleasure from the things I used to enjoy.

Guilty Feelings

I don’t feel particularly guilty.

I feel guilty over many things I have done or should have done.

I feel quite guilty most of the time.

I feel guilty all of the time.

Punishment Feelings

I don’t feel I am being punished.

I feel I may be punished.

I expect to be punished.

I feel I am being punished.

Self-Dislike

I feel the same about myself as ever.

I have lost confidence in myself.

I am disappointed in myself.

I dislike myself.

Sell-Criticalness

I don’t criticize or blame myself more than usual.

I am more critical of myself than I used to be.

I criticize myself for all of my faults.

I blame myself foe everything bad that happens.

Suicidal Thoughts or Wishes

I don’t have any thoughts of killing myself.

I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out.

I would like to kill myself.

I would kill myself if I had the chance.

Crying

I don’t cry anymore than I used to.

I cry more than I used to.

I cry over every little thing.

I feel like crying, but I can’ I.