No Regrets Quiz

No Regrets: A Ten-Step Program for Living in the Present and Leaving the Past Behind

Take the Regrets Quiz

Myths of Forgiveness

Common Excuses for
Regrets

How Burdensome are Your Regrets?

Take this quiz to find out.

For each of the following statements, think about specific experiences from your life, and then keep

track

of the answer that best describes how you feel about them. Check your score below.

True

False

There is an act I committed in the past that makes me cringe and feel

ashamed

henever I think of it.

True

False

At one point in my life, my failure to say or do something had hurtful

consequences for someone that

continue to regret.

True

False

I may have blown a great opportunity for myself by not acting on something

when I had the chance,

and I

have still not come to terms with it.

True

False

I can’t stop feeling hurt by the way someone treated me.

True

False

I continue to feel sad, mad, or victimized as a result of a certain

occurrence, even though it was

beyond

my control at the time.

True

False

Although I try not to, I envy other people for their looks, money, or

accomplishments.

True

False

I feel a gnawing sense of longing or regret just because I’m getting older,

and it’s interfering with my

enjoyment of the present.

True

False

There is one person I will never, ever forgive.

True

False

There are painful memories I’d rather not revisit, but that still seem to effect

me.

True

False

There are things I did in my past that sometimes make me feel like a bad

person.

True

False

I am my own worst critic, and I rarely seem to achieve what I’m really

capable of.

True

False

It’s too late to go back and repair what was done in the past.

True

False

I can’t forgive myself, because the person I hurt will never forgive me.

True

False

I know I wasn’t totally innocent, but I don’t feel like I should be the one to

apologize because I’m the

one

who got hurt worse. I still hate the offender.

True

False

There are unpleasant ghosts in my past that I can never seem to shake.

Scoring:

11–15 You are plagued by more pain, grief, blame, and discontent from your

regrets than

you’d probably like to admit. You are not alone. Many of us live with

burdensome

regrets

that may be interfering with the enjoyment of our day-

to-day life, restricting

our future

possibilities, and hampering our ability to

experience joy. The good

news is that once

you

learn to come to terms

with these regrets and release

them, you will experience a

profound

sense

of relief and freedom.

4–10 Like most of us, you have shame-producing skeletons in your closet, and

people,

including yourself, whom you may not have forgiven. You are ready to see

the

lessons

and

gifts each of these burdensome regrets holds for you, and

to take the

action steps

necessary to let them go. Once you do so, your

regrets will serve as

guides in your

present

and mentors for your future,

leading you to happiness and

away from torment.

1–3 You are a person who has learned to forgive yourself, forgive others, and

move on

with your life for the most part. Yet a few problem regrets remain. You will

amazed at

how

light, optimistic, and joyful you will feel when you let go

of the last,

unresolved

regrets that

weigh upon your intellect, emotions, and

spirit. Once you

do, “could have,”

“should have,” “if

only,” and “why me”

thoughts will no longer have

any power to hurt

you—now or in the

future.

Copyright © 2006 www.AboutNoRegrets.com
The information on this page may not be reproduced or republished without prior permission from Hamilton Beazley.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with this site, please contact admin@aboutnoregrets.com

No Regrets: A Ten-Step Program for Living in the
Present and Leaving the Past Behind by Hamilton Beazley