D. Do you have Protagonist Syndrome? If so, how severe?
Answer the following as true or false. Every true answer gets 1 point. If the total points is more than 7, then you are high on the spectrum of the protagonist syndrome.
- When you close your eyes and look back at your life, do you feel your life has been rather unfair to you?
- Sit still with your eyes closed for 30 seconds and imagine nothing. Did you see thoughts and imagination crossing your brain and you failing to remain in a blank state?
- Do you feel that people have not reciprocated the good you have done with people?
- Do you feel that most of the people in your life have taken advantage of you, betrayed you, used you, and appreciated you as long as you kept doing for them?
- Do you think as a child you did not get as much love and care and emotions as other children get from their parents?
- Do you feel that whenever you expected something even small from life, life has unjustly denied you even those small expectations?
- Do you feel that one day even your life will be good and you will be happy in the future?
- Do you feel that you could do so much more in life, but the circumstances prevented you from achieving your full potential?
- Do you feel that you want everyone to be good and want everyone to live a happy life?
- Do you feel one day you will meet a soul mate in life who will understand you, care for you, love you, adore you, and admire you?
How is your feeling? When you were trying to answer the questions, did you see life events that meet those statements? Even though the events were negative, you are feeling positive?
If your score is >=7 on this test, and you feel the above statement is true then you are high on Protagonist Syndrome.