If you identify with five or more of these statements - there is a strong likelihood that you have this schema.
1. I feel that there is something fundamentally wrong with me.
2. No man/woman I desire could love me once he or she saw my defects.
3. No one I desire would want to stay close to me if he or she knew the real me.
4. I often find myself drawn to people who are very critical of me or reject me.
5. It is my fault that my parent(s) could not love me enough..
6. I feel that I'm not lovable.
7. I'm unworthy of the love, attention, and respect of others.
8. I am flawed and broken.
9. I feel that I don't really matter to anyone.
10. I am ashamed of who I am.
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