Thursday, October 30, 2008

Take the Heart Energy Test, add up your score, see results at the end.
Dr. Paul Pearsall, Ph.D.


Scoring

0=Never
1=Almost Never
2=More than Sometimes
3=A Lot
4=Almost Always


____ 1. Are you in a hurry? (have you read ahead on this test?)

____ 2. Are you so busy that others are afraid to “bother you”?

____ 3. Would others say that you walk, drive, or move quickly?

____ 4. Do you like to “save time” by doing many things at once and/or thinking one thing while doing
Something else?
___ 5. Does it seem that you always get in the slow line?

____ 6. Do “unqualified express lane participants” frustrate you?

____ 7. Do you eat quickly?

____ 8. Do you push elevator buttons that are already lit?

____ 9. Do you talk fast, as shown by gasping, spraying droplets of saliva, or getting tongue tied?”

____ 10. Do you try to hurry other’s speaking, using “uh huh, uh uh, ya, ya, ya,” or tuneless humming?

____ 11. Are you a “disgust flasher”? (click tongue, tilt head, raise left side of mouth, sigh, hand on hip,
Roll eyes)
____ 12. Do you lose your temper while driving?

____ 13. Are you cynical and distrusting of others’ motives?

____ 14. Do you have “sleep stress”? (sleep onset insomnia, snoring, grinding of teeth, tossing and turning)

____ 15. Do you replay angry events, rehearse sarcastic comebacks, tell “work war stories”, spread rumors,
And/or threaten to quit your job or relationships?
____ 16. Do you have family or marital conflicts and/or neglect your family?

____ 17. Do you feel “let down” after attaining a goal or high success?

____ 18. Do you feel that you did not or do not get enough unconditional love from one or both of your parents?

____ 19. Do you have a harsh, critical, sarcastic voice quality or laughter and/or use profanity?

____ 20. Do you clench your fist, shrug your shoulders, or make chopping motions with your hand while
Speaking?

____ 21. Do you avoid public crying and/or is your laughter loud, explosive, quasi humorous, and social more
Than sincere?
____ 22. Do you react emotionally, defensively, and negatively to criticism?
____ 23. Do you feel sleepy and/or fall asleep when sitting quietly for a period of time or become
“business meeting mesmerized” at “bored” meetings?
____ 24. Do you answer questions before they’re completely asked, confront arguments before they’re fully
Presented, and feel sure you are right?
____ 25. Would it be tense and stressful living and/or working with you?

____TOTAL POINTS
(Add a five point penalty for trying to get a low score)


0-5 Balanced Energy (your heart is in healthy balance)
6-10 Overly Agitated Energy (you’re bothering your body and other people’s bodies and heart)
11-20 Very Agitated Energy (you are becoming a “real pain” to your body and other people’s bodies and
Hearts)
21 and Above TOXIC ENERGY (you have become a real pain to your body and other people’s bodies and
Hearts)