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Please answer the following questions on your tendency to bring your complete attention to experiences occuring in the present moment.





When I’m walking, I deliberately notice the sensations of my body moving.





I’m good at finding words to describe my feelings.





I criticize myself for having irrational or inappropriate emotions.





I perceive my feelings and emotions without having to react to them.





When I do things, my mind wanders off and I’m easily distracted.





When I take a shower or bath, I stay alert to the sensations of water on my body.





I can easily put my beliefs, opinions, and expectations into words.





I don’t pay attention to what I’m doing because I’m daydreaming, worrying, or otherwise distracted.





I watch my feelings without getting lost in them.





I tell myself I shouldn’t be feeling the way I’m feeling.





I notice how foods and drinks affect my thoughts, bodily sensations, and emotions.





It’s hard for me to find the words to describe what I’m thinking.





I am easily distracted.





I believe some of my thoughts are abnormal or bad and I shouldn’t think that way.





I pay attention to sensations, such as the wind in my hair or sun on my face.





I have trouble thinking of the right words to express how I feel about things.





I make judgments about whether my thoughts are good or bad.





I find it difficult to stay focused on what’s happening in the present.





When I have distressing thoughts or images, I “step back” and am aware of the thought or image without getting taken over by it.





I pay attention to sounds, such as clocks ticking, birds chirping, or cars passing.





In difficult situations, I can pause without immediately reacting.





When I have a sensation in my body, it’s difficult for me to describe it because I can’t find the right words.





It seems I am “running on automatic” without much awareness of what I’m doing.





When I have distressing thoughts or images, I feel calm soon after.





I tell myself that I shouldn’t be thinking the way I’m thinking.





I notice the smells and aromas of things.





Even when I’m feeling terribly upset, I can find a way to put it into words.





I rush through activities without being really attentive to them.





When I have distressing thoughts or images I am able just to notice them without reacting.





I think some of my emotions are bad or inappropriate and I shouldn’t feel them.





I notice visual elements in art or nature, such as colors, shapes, textures, or patterns of light and shadow.





My natural tendency is to put my experiences into words.





When I have distressing thoughts or images, I just notice them and let them go.





I do jobs or tasks automatically without being aware of what I’m doing.





When I have distressing thoughts or images, I judge myself as good or bad, depending what the thought/image is about.





I pay attention to how my emotions affect my thoughts and behavior.





I can usually describe how I feel at the moment in considerable detail.





I find myself doing things without paying attention.





I disapprove of myself when I have irrational ideas.





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