Vikriti Questionnaire
Directions: Grab a pen and paper to keep score. Each question is worth one point. Answer the questions based on how you’ve been feeling in the last week. At the end calculate the sum of each category to determine your results! The greater the value the more qualities you share with that dosha.
VATA SCORE:
I am often anxious and nervous
I am restless and experience spasms or twitches in my body
My sleep has been light and interrupted; I often suffer from insomnia
I feel like I am underweight
My skin and hair tends to be dry, rough or chapped
My evacuation is dry and I experience frequent constipation, gas or bloating
I am sensitive to loud noises, cold and wind
My thoughts and beliefs are always changing and random, I notice I talk fast.
My appetite is variable and I often forget meals
I am easily distracted at work and home. It is hard for me to stay on task. My memory has been poor.
I am usually very active
PITTA SCORE:
Lately I’ve noticed I have been angry, frustrated, jealous or resentful
My eyes are sensitive to light and are often reddish
I am experiencing burning rashes, acne or other skin inflammations
I am experiencing acidic stomach or reflex, sharp indigestion, diarrhea or peptic ulcers
I have been feeling uncomfortably hot
My hair is thin or experiencing early gray
I have an aggressively competitive nature and expect perfection of myself and others
I feel nauseous or upset if I miss a meal
I have been quick to judge, hard to impress and impatient and critical of others.
My stools have been loose and watery .
When problems arise I have been blaming others before evaluating a situation
KAPHA SCORE
I usually produce excess mucous, especially in the morning
I have been experiencing allergies or suffer from sinus or chest congestion
My evacuation is slow and sticky. Often feeling incomplete and hard.
I feel that I am overweight or hard to loose weight or excess bloating
I have a thick white coating on my tongue in the morning
I have a deep wet cough that persists throughout the day
I have been feeling dull, slow, lethargic and heavy.
I am always tired and usually sleep for at least 8-10 hours .
Lately I have been stubborn and resistant to change or hard to make decisions
I eat when I am emotional especially overly sweet and heavy foods
I have not been active and it is difficult to find the energy