Do I have fear avoidance? This measures emotional reactivity, avoidance of feared situations, social anxiety, and feelings of helplessness to change. I took this test in 2015 and again today.
Helplessness to change or Self-Efficacy then scored average indicating that I have a moderate degree of belief in my ability to change situations that might cause discomfort. I'm likely to assess a situation rather than immediately concluding that I can't do anything about it. I have a moderate amount of confidence in my ability to handle most situations and are usually willing to try rather than avoid. However, there is room for improvement. My current score was low indicating that I tend to believe that if you are not satisfied with a situation, that you can change it. You tend to have a great deal of confidence in yourself and believe in your competence to handle situations. Even if you are not sure of the solution, you are still willing to confront the problem and address it. You tend to believe that trying is likely to lead to success even if at first you might not succeed. While both scores aren't bad I believe there is room for improvement.
Social anxiety or social discomfort scored high average then and average now the explanation for both is the same. "Indicates that you have a moderate amount of social anxiety. Some social anxiety is normal because the concern about others' approval allows us to function better as a society and to get along with others. So your moderate social anxiety is likely to assist you in handling social situations and not likely to interfere in any significant degree in your life. However, there may be times that you might worry about others' reactions and not act in the way you normally would. If this is the case, you may need to examine your thinking to determine the accuracy of your concerns". While it may not seem severe it feels severe as I do tend to avoid situations.
Avoidance or harm avoidance then scores above average and today scored high. Both have the same explanation. My score "indicates that you tend to avoid discomfort and unpleasant feelings to a great degree. You are more likely to avoid than to face an uncomfortable situation even if it is something you want or is important to you. You fear feeling discomfort to such a degree that it is likely to significantly interfere in your life and prevent you from obtaining things you want or achieving what you are capable of.
You may find it helpful to learn how to think of emotional discomfort in a different way. Emotional discomfort can be tolerated and if you just allow yourself to feel the discomfort without trying to avoid it, it will usually decrease in intensity. By learning to accept the discomfort you are more likely to create more of what you desire in life". It's no surprise that this was scored high.
Emotional reactivity or neurotic activity then scored low average indicating that I'm emotionally reactive to some degree, most likely depends upon the situation. My emotions may impact the decisions I make, how I handle a problem, or the things I decide to do, but my emotions are not likely to prevent me from pursuing important desires or interfere with difficult situations. It may be important for me to be aware of when I'm being directed by my emotions so that I can use the information provided by the emotions but not act based solely on the emotion without consideration of its validity. Today my "low score indicates that you tend to be fairly calm and don't react strongly to situations. Your emotions don't tend to interfere with your decisions or how you handle a problem. You generally don't have much fear about things that occur or that you want to do so fear does not significantly impact your life. You are likely to confront problems directly and believe in your ability to handle most situations successfully". My score today seems to be fairly accurate when adding the pieces together.