About this test
Some reactions that seem out of proportion in adulthood have their roots in childhood experiences. Recognizing them is the first step to stop them from running your life.
Answer according to how you usually feel, not how you think you should feel.
The five wounds
Author Lise Bourbeau popularized the idea of five emotional wounds: rejection, abandonment, humiliation, betrayal and injustice. According to her model, each wound develops a 'mask' that protects us: withdrawing, depending on others, putting ourselves last, controlling or becoming rigid.
It's a self-help framework rather than a scientific theory, but it overlaps with well-studied ideas such as attachment theory and the early maladaptive schemas described by Jeffrey Young. If a wound weighs heavily on you, therapy can help you heal it.