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Overachievement Quiz

How overachievement is running your life?

This short reflection helps you understand how overachievement may be influencing your emotions, relationships, and inner pressure to do more or be more. There are no right or wrong answers. Choose what feels most true right now.

When you feel overwhelmed, you usually:

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When you feel overwhelmed, you usually:

A

Push through and handle it yourself

B

Tighten your control over your schedule

C

Look for reassurance or validation

D

Stay busy so you don’t have to feel it

Rest tends to feel:

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Rest tends to feel:

A

Selfish unless everything else is done

B

Earned after being “good enough”

C

Productive only if it’s planned

D

Uncomfortable unless I’m exhausted

People often describe you as:

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People often describe you as:

A

Reliable and always available

B

Organized and on top of things

C

Impressive and high-achieving

D

Strong, even though you feel tired

When someone is disappointed in you, you:

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When someone is disappointed in you, you:

A

Feel responsible and try to fix it

B

Replay what you could’ve done better

C

Take it personally

D

Distract yourself from the feeling

Your biggest internal fear sounds like:

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Your biggest internal fear sounds like:

A

“I can’t let people down.”

B

“If I lose control, everything falls apart.”

C

“If I stop performing, I won’t be chosen.”

D

“If I slow down, I’ll feel too much.”

Your relationship to productivity is:

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Your relationship to productivity is:

A

It’s how I support others

B

It helps me manage anxiety

C

It proves my worth

D

It keeps me emotionally afloat

When you finally stop, you feel:

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When you finally stop, you feel:

A

Guilty

B

Restless

C

Unsure who you are without doing

D

Emotionally flooded or numb

Deep down, overachieving has helped you:

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Deep down, overachieving has helped you:

A

Feel needed

B

Feel safe

C

Feel valued

D

Feel protected