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Quiz How Bad Are Your Suicidal Thoughts (Self Test) · A Capture Deep Vibs A Positive Space For Inspiration And Embracing Of Heart

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  Speaker 1: Have you been wondering if your suicidal thoughts are getting worse,
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  Speaker 1: but aren't sure how to check in with yourself or
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  Speaker 1: ask for help? This quiz can help you understand where
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  Speaker 1: you are emotionally and what kind of support might be needed.
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  Speaker 1: A while ago, we created a video called eight things
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  Speaker 1: not to say to someone with suicidal thoughts. Your honest,
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  Speaker 1: vulnerable comments showed us how many people carry pain quietly
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  Speaker 1: and how much they want tools to make sense of it.
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  Speaker 1: Many of you asked, can you make a quiz to
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  Speaker 1: help us know when our suicidal thoughts might be worsening?
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  Speaker 1: This quiz is our response, and it comes from both
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  Speaker 1: psychology and lived experience. It's not a diagnosis or a
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  Speaker 1: replacement for professional help, but it is a gentle, research-informed check-in,
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  Speaker 1: inspired by tools like the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale,
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  Speaker 1: Beck's Hopelessness Scale, and emotional validation used in therapy. At
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  Speaker 1: the end, you'll also hear a message from someone who's
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  Speaker 1: been there, someone who once felt like things would never
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  Speaker 1: get better, but is still here. This quiz includes mentions
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  Speaker 1: of suicidal thoughts and emotional pain. Please proceed with care
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  Speaker 1: or wait until you feel a bit stronger. Your wellbeing
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  Speaker 1: comes first. Instructions. You'll answer 15 questions. Each question presents
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  Speaker 1: a scenario. Choose the answer that best reflects how you've
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  Speaker 1: been feeling lately. Answer honestly. There are no wrong answers.
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  Speaker 1: You can pause at any time if this becomes overwhelming.
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  Speaker 1: At the end, we'll help you interpret your score and
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  Speaker 1: share what kind of support might help you feel less alone.
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  Speaker 1: You're doing a really good job just by being here.
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  Speaker 1: This quiz may bring up difficult feelings, and that's okay.
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  Speaker 1: If you're feeling overwhelmed, please give yourself permission to take
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  Speaker 1: a break. Pause the video, breathe, stretch, and come back later.
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  Speaker 1: You're not behind, and there's no pressure to finish it
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  Speaker 1: all at once. Let's begin. When you feel overwhelmed or
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  Speaker 1: emotionally numb, what do you usually do? One, talk to someone, rest,
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  Speaker 1: or journal. Two, Try to distract myself, even if I
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  Speaker 1: still feel empty. 3. Zone out and shut down for hours. 4.
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  Speaker 1: Think about wanting to disappear. Or 5. Think about dying
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  Speaker 1: or wishing I didn't exist. Question 2. How often do
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  Speaker 1: you think about suicide? 1. Rarely or never. 2. Sometimes,
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  Speaker 1: but I dismiss the thought. 3. A few times a week.
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  Speaker 1: It lingers. 4. Daily. Even if I don't plan anything.
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  Speaker 1: Or 5. Often. With vivid detail or active thoughts. Question 3.
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  Speaker 1: If something went wrong today, like failing, losing someone, or
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  Speaker 1: being rejected, how would you most honestly react? 1. I'd
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  Speaker 1: be upset, but I'd work through it. 2. I'd feel defeated,
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  Speaker 1: but remind myself it will pass. 3. I'd spiral mentally
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  Speaker 1: and want to isolate. 4. I'd feel like I can't
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  Speaker 1: keep going. Or 5. I'd start thinking that life isn't
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  Speaker 1: worth it anymore. Question 4. How connected do you feel
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  Speaker 1: to others right now? 1. I feel supported and loved. 2.
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  Speaker 1: I have people, but I don't open up much. 3.
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  Speaker 1: I feel distant, even around friends. 4. I feel like
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  Speaker 1: no one really sees me. 5. I feel completely alone
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  Speaker 1: and hopeless. Question 5. How do you usually sleep or
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  Speaker 1: eat when your mood gets worse? 1. My routines stay
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  Speaker 1: mostly stable. 2. I skip a meal or sleep late
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  Speaker 1: once in a while. 3. I sleep too much or
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  Speaker 1: too little for days. 4. I lose interest in food
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  Speaker 1: or struggle to rest. Or 5. I don't care about
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  Speaker 1: taking care of my body anymore. Question 6. Do you
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  Speaker 1: ever imagine life after your death? Who would care how
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  Speaker 1: it would happen? 1. No, never. 2. It crosses my mind,
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  Speaker 1: but I push it away. 3. I sometimes fantasize about disappearing. 4.
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  Speaker 1: I imagine my death or what people would say. 5.
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  Speaker 1: I think about methods or outcomes often. Question 7. How
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  Speaker 1: much hope do you feel about the future? 1. I
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  Speaker 1: believe it'll get better, even if it's slow. 2. I'm unsure,
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  Speaker 1: but I still want to try. 3. I struggle to
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  Speaker 1: picture the future. 4. I think the future will only
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  Speaker 1: hurt more. 5. I don't see a future for myself anymore.
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  Speaker 1: Question eight. If someone asked how you really feel inside,
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  Speaker 1: what would you say? One. I feel okay. Maybe tired,
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  Speaker 1: but coping. Two. I feel stuck, but I'm managing. Three.
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  Speaker 1: I feel like I'm hiding something heavy. Four. I don't
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  Speaker 1: think anyone would understand. Or five. I feel broken beyond repair.
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  Speaker 1: Question nine. How motivated are you to stay safe or
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  Speaker 1: seek support when things get dark? One, very. I reach
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  Speaker 1: out or I use coping strategies. Two, somewhat. I try,
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  Speaker 1: but it's hard to follow through. Three, I hesitate. Support
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  Speaker 1: feels distant or exhausting. Four, I don't think people can
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  Speaker 1: help me. Or 5. I have no energy or will
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  Speaker 1: to keep trying. Question 10. Have you ever made a
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  Speaker 1: plan or taken steps towards hurting yourself? 1. Never. I've
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  Speaker 1: never wanted to. 2. I've thought about it but never
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  Speaker 1: acted on it. 3. I've made vague plans in the past. 4.
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  Speaker 1: I've taken small steps before but stopped. 5. I've attempted before.
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  Speaker 1: or I'm currently planning. Question 11. How alone do you
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  Speaker 1: feel with your thoughts on a daily basis? 1. I
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  Speaker 1: feel seen and supported when I open up. 2. I
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  Speaker 1: sometimes feel alone, but I know people care. 3. I
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  Speaker 1: often keep my thoughts to myself. 4. I feel like
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  Speaker 1: no one would understand if I shared. 5. I feel
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  Speaker 1: completely isolated and invisible with my thoughts. Question 12. Do
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  Speaker 1: you feel worthless? 1. No, I know I have value
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  Speaker 1: even when I'm struggling. 2. Occasionally, but I remind myself
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  Speaker 1: I'm more than my thoughts. 3. Sometimes I feel like
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  Speaker 1: I'm not good enough anymore. 4. I often feel like
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  Speaker 1: I don't matter or have any worth. 5. I truly
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  Speaker 1: believe the world would be better without me. Question 13.
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  Speaker 1: Do you ever feel like people only care about you
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  Speaker 1: when you're useful to them? 1. No, I feel valued
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  Speaker 1: just for being myself. 2. Occasionally, sometimes I feel taken
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  Speaker 1: for granted. 3. I often feel like people only notice
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  Speaker 1: me when they need something. 4. I feel like I
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  Speaker 1: have to earn love or attention by being helpful. 5.
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  Speaker 1: I feel like no one truly cares about me unless
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  Speaker 1: I'm doing something for them. Question 14. Do you still
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  Speaker 1: feel strong emotions? And when you do, do you let
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  Speaker 1: yourself express them? 1. I feel deeply and express my
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  Speaker 1: emotions openly. 2. I feel strong emotions but sometimes hide them. 3.
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  Speaker 1: I feel disconnected from my emotions most of the time. 4.
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  Speaker 1: I feel emotions, but I always push them down. Or 5.
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  Speaker 1: I'm emotionally numb. Even when I want to cry or scream,
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  Speaker 1: I can't. And finally, question 15. How do you feel
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  Speaker 1: about expressing your feelings? Does it feel silly or pointless? 1.
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  Speaker 1: I feel safe expressing my feelings and believe they matter. Two,
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  Speaker 1: I hesitate but still try to express myself. Three, I
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  Speaker 1: feel embarrassed when I try to share emotions. Four, I
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  Speaker 1: feel like no one really listens, so why bother? Or five,
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  Speaker 1: I believe expressing feelings is pointless and doesn't change anything.
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  Speaker 1: Add up your total points, one to five per question.
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  Speaker 1: 15 to 24 points is safe but tired. 25 to
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  Speaker 1: 39 is struggling, need support. 40 to 54 is high risk,
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  Speaker 1: your pain deserves immediate care. And 55 to 75 is critical,
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  Speaker 1: you're still here, and that means everything. Category one, safe
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  Speaker 1: but tired, 15 to 24 points. You're not experiencing intense
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  Speaker 1: suicidal thoughts right now, but you may feel emotionally drained
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  Speaker 1: or distant. Your score shows resilience, but don't ignore your fatigue.
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  Speaker 1: stay connected build in rest joy and safe reflection you're
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  Speaker 1: allowed to feel tired just don't do it alone you
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  Speaker 1: matter even when you're quiet you still deserve support category
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  Speaker 1: two struggling need support. 25 to 39 points. You're carrying
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  Speaker 1: more than you let on. Your thoughts may feel heavy
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  Speaker 1: and your sense of hope may flicker in and out.
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  Speaker 1: These feelings matter and so do you. Talk to someone
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  Speaker 1: you trust. Journaling, therapy or support groups can help you
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  Speaker 1: understand your pain and make it feel less permanent. You
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  Speaker 1: don't have to prove your pain is serious enough to
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  Speaker 1: ask for help. If it hurts, it matters. Category three,
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  Speaker 1: high risk. Your pain deserves immediate care. 40 to 54 points.
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  Speaker 1: You're in a lot of pain right now and it shows.
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  Speaker 1: Not in weakness, but in how deeply you feel things.
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  Speaker 1: These thoughts don't make you broken, they make you human.
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  Speaker 1: Please don't wait to reach out. Whether it's a friend,
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  Speaker 1: a counselor, or a crisis line, Your life matters too
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  Speaker 1: much to walk this alone. Even if you don't believe
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  Speaker 1: in hope yet, let someone else hold it for you
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  Speaker 1: until you can. Category four, critical. You're still here and
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  Speaker 1: that means everything. 55 to 75 points. You're in deep
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  Speaker 1: distress and your thoughts or urges may be escalating. If
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  Speaker 1: you're here, even in this darkest moment, it means something
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  Speaker 1: inside you still wants help and that's not weakness, that's strength.
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  Speaker 1: The pain you feel doesn't have to be permanent. Others
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  Speaker 1: have stood where you're standing now and found a way through.
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  Speaker 1: You can too. Please talk to someone now, a professional,
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  Speaker 1: a crisis text line, or someone who loves you. You're
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  Speaker 1: not alone, and this is not the end of your story.
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  Speaker 1: The fact that you're here still means there is time
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  Speaker 1: to find light again. Here's a message from someone who's
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  Speaker 1: been there. There was the time I felt like I
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  Speaker 1: didn't belong anywhere. I hated myself, and I truly believed
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  Speaker 1: I'd never be enough, no matter what I did. I
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  Speaker 1: was surrounded by people who seemed perfect, while I felt invisible, broken,
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  Speaker 1: and behind in every way. I couldn't see a future,
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  Speaker 1: and the thought, I hate myself, and I want to die,
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  Speaker 1: echoed louder than anything else in my head. I didn't
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  Speaker 1: tell anyone. I was scared of what they'd say, or
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  Speaker 1: that they wouldn't understand me anyway. In my culture, asking
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  Speaker 1: for help felt like shame, Like I had to keep
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  Speaker 1: pretending everything was fine. But I want you to know this.
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  Speaker 1: It can get better. Not overnight, not all at once,
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  Speaker 1: but slowly, in tiny, quiet ways that don't always look
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  Speaker 1: like progress at first. The fact that you're here watching
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  Speaker 1: this video, taking this quiz, still breathing, that matters more
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  Speaker 1: than you know. You don't need to see the light
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  Speaker 1: right now. Just hold on long enough to reach it.
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  Speaker 1: I didn't think I ever would. But I did. And
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  Speaker 1: I'm so, so glad I stayed. Because life feels so
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  Speaker 1: much better now. Even beautiful, I would say. You are
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  Speaker 1: not alone in this. You are not broken or strange
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  Speaker 1: for feeling this way. And your story is far from over.
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  Speaker 1: A Psych2Go team member. This quiz is meant to increase awareness,
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  Speaker 1: not shame. You're not weak for feeling this way, and
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  Speaker 1: you don't have to wait for things to get worse
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  Speaker 1: before asking for help. We want to leave you with this.
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  Speaker 1: Some of us have been in that tunnel before, where
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  Speaker 1: the words feel heavy and every day feels like too much.
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  Speaker 1: But we made it through. It wasn't fast and it
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  Speaker 1: wasn't easy, but the light did return. Please believe this,
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  Speaker 1: even if it feels impossible right now, as long as
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  Speaker 1: you're still breathing, your story isn't over. It can still change.
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  Speaker 1: You are allowed to feel joy again one day. You
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  Speaker 1: are allowed to be okay. If you're struggling now, reach
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  Speaker 1: out to a crisis line in your area. In the U.S.,
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  Speaker 1: you can call or text 988. In Canada, you can
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  Speaker 1: contact Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. No matter what you're
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  Speaker 1: feeling right now, thank you for being here. You're not alone.