Portal Quiz

What describes most closely how you feel about food?

It’s something just to get over and done with so I can get on with my day, but I make sure it's reasonably healthy

I realize that it’s important so I make healthy choices, but I don’t particularly enjoy it

I take a lot of care with my food. I prepare everything from scratch and enjoy eating it

I mostly just grab something quick on the run

I know I eat all the wrong things but I just can’t seem to get into healthier habits

What are your thoughts when you look at your body in the mirror?

Urgh! Ugly

Whatever

I am so grateful to my body

I like what I see!

It is not how I prefer it to look, but I am at peace with it

How often do you exercise?

Never

Most days

Every day. I just need to exercise every day

What do you do when you feel tired?

Grab a coffee

Grab an energy drink

Give myself a break

Eat a sugary snack

Have a nap

Have an exercise break

How do you feel when you wake up in the morning?

Wonderfully rested, excited to take on the day

Oh no

Ah well

What do mostly you do with your leisure time?

Watch screens

Move my body

Spend time on a project I enjoy

Read a book

Spend time with friends and family

A combination of all of the above

How often do you laugh?

Many times a day

At certain times of the week

Hardly ever

How do you feel when you are alone?

I hate it

I can do it, but will generally try to connect with someone or distract myself with something

I don’t function well unless I have alone time

I meditate every day

How well is your body?

I have these persistent aches and pains

I have these ongoing symptoms (such as bloating or menstrual issues or feeling down)

I feel pretty good most of the time

I take medication most days

My body feels great!

I take medication at least once a week

I will finally be happy when...

I have achieved my next goal

I am in a relationship with someone who makes me happy

I am happy now. Most of the time, anyway

I can’t be happy because this terrible thing happened to me

Being happy is a choice I make on a daily basis

Why do you exercise?

Because my mental health depends on it

Because it makes my body feel good

Because I want to be healthy

What are you talking about. I don’t exercise

How often do you let yourself be guided by your intuition?

All the time

I hear the guidance but tend to override it

I am unsure when it’s intuition and when it’s my mind

I have intuition?

How frequently do you feel grateful?

Every day

I need to make a deliberate effort to remember gratitude, and I do so most days

Sometimes

How can I be grateful when there is so much wrong?

How do you react when you have lost something precious?

I go into full blown panic mode

I get a replacement straight away

I get really angry or sad but then I move on

I think about how nice it was to have it while I did, and let it go

How do you feel about what you do for a living? This includes being a stay-at-home parent or home maker and other unpaid work.

I hate it. I can’t wait for my next holiday

It’s ok I guess. I need to do what I need to do and it has its good aspects, but mostly it’s a slog

I love what I do! I get paid to play

I would do exactly what I do now if I could choose to be doing anything at all

What do you do when you feel sick?

Pop a pill and keep going

Give my body the minimum amount of time to get better, and feeling resentful and/or stressed about not being able to be productive

Stay at home till I feel better

I give my body everything it needs to thrive again

What do you mostly do when you get triggered?

I blow up. I wish all the triggers would just go away. I have lost relationships over this

I blow up but I get some perspective afterwards and I do my best to make amends

I know I am blowing up but can’t stop it at the time

I observe my emotions and thoughts, take a deep breath and then speak rationally and calmly

What does getting triggered mean?

What happens when you feel caught out?

I get defensive

I rationalize

I attack back

I deflect or distract

I accept that there is some truth in what is being said and own it

Do you feel you are living your soul’s purpose?

Yes absolutely

I think so

I am currently changing my life to align myself with it

I wouldn’t even know how to work out what that is

When you are in an argument or debate, do you:

I know exactly what to say

I say what I need to say but it is clumsy

I work out the best thing to say after the fact

I just shut up and wait till it blows over

How much time do you give yourself in a 24 hour period to sleep?

8-9 hours

6-7 hours plus naps

6-7 hours

Less than 6 hours

9-10 hours plus naps