Madeline Dietrich - Take Your Pleasure Pulse Survey

Find out more about your pleasure capacity and learn how to increase it!

Pleasure is one of our key motivators and yet often we feel it's a hard state to generate and sustain. This survey provides a way to increase awareness and build skill so you can increase your daily quotient of pleasure. By sharing your perspectives on pleasure, it helps me broaden and deepen my work, called Unlock Pleasure.

** Once you are done filling in the responses, please refer to my Pleasure Profile page to find out what your result mean: http://madelinedietrich.com/index.php/pleasureprofile **

Thank you for participating.

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* 1. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word pleasure?

Sex

Relaxation

Spending time with your family or friends

Creative activities

Food

Alcohol (wine, beer, etc.)

Having time and space that’s all your own

It's the way I deal with boredom, worries or disappointments (i.e. watching reality TV or eating junk food)

All of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 2. As in all aspects of life, commitment helps us create our lives in ways that are more satisfying.
What is your commitment to making pleasure a priority?
Please check the option that applies the most.

No commitment

I think it's a good idea, but don't make much time for it

It made my new year's resolution list this year, but I think it will be a challenge

It's definitely on my radar; I want to make pleasure a priority

Very high priority

Not a priority; no commitment

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* 3. Slowing down and noticing the world around us is a necessary step in increasing our daily pleasure quotient.
How frequently do you take time to just be present in the moment, to notice and appreciate the good things - big and small - in your life?

A few times a day

A few times a week

Only when really great things are happening

Infrequently

Never

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* 4. There's a lot of hype about what “should” give us pleasure, but pleasure is a very personal thing.
We are able to have a deeper experience of pleasure when we really know what it means to us.
How do you know you're experiencing true pleasure?
What signals - mental, emotional or physical let YOU know you’re experiencing pleasure? Please check all that apply.

I feel more relaxed, light and open

Things I would usually worry about feel less important

I’m more curious and interested in new things

I may feel twinges of guilt - is it okay to feel this good?

My creativity is sparked

I’m less in my head and more in my body

Breathing is easier

I feel energized

I hear the little voice in my head say - “You really should be doing something more worthwhile!”

It brings a sense of well-being

It gives me courage

What about all the folks in the world who are suffering right now?

Connects me with a deeper sense of what’s really important, what really matters to me, who I am in my essence, beyond my roles, accomplishments and possessions.

So many of the things I call pleasure aren't really that good for me (i.e., junk food, etc.)

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* 5. Which of the following statements is most true for you?

I am the creator of my own pleasure

There are some tried and true things that bring me pleasure, I seek those things out

Pleasure just happens - it’s a random experience

If my day goes well I experience pleasure, if not - no pleasure

Pleasure is a matter of luck

I use pleasure seeking to avoid things or reward myself for all the things I have to do, but don't really like

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* 6. Being positively connected to your body – that is, having somatic (body) and sensory awareness – is essential to a deeper experience of pleasure.
Which of the following statements best describes your relationship with your body?

I never think about it. It's just my vehicle to get around in the world and I hope it doesn’t break down.

Relationship with my body - say what? I guess having a body is better than the alternative.

I look after by body because we’re told it's important for health. I don’t want to get sick and I like to look good too.

I enjoy feeling connected with my body; taking care of it and listening to what it needs helps me feel more alive and happy. I appreciate the complexity of how it works.

I appreciate and enjoy my body. I listen to what it tells me and often find its messages more accurate than what’s going on in my head.

Mostly I use pleasure to get out of my body.

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* 7. What do you think limits your pleasure the most? Please select only one.

I have more important things to do; lack of the time

It’s a frivolous pursuit; low priority

I’m curious, I want more, but it just never seems to happen

It makes me uncomfortable, anxious; there’s some fear

Some how it's just not right to have too much pleasure

It’s against my religion

I have an ambivalent relationship with pleasure - so many of the things I call pleasure fall under the category of "guilty pleasures"

I don't feel blocked – bring it on!

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* 8. Of the possible door ways to pleasure check off the things that you engage in (please check all that apply).

Time connecting with nature - physical activities, gardening, animals - including your domestic pets

Quality time with friends and family

The creative arts - music, dance, art, theatre, writing – engaging as both a creator and as a consumer

Time with an intimate partner - includes sex and other things that are intimacies for you

Movement and other physical activities – sports, workouts, dance, yoga

Your spiritual practice i.e. meditation, yoga, prayer, ritual, participating in a spiritual community

Having “me” time

Intellectual pursuits, learning new things

Activities and time that support your growth and development

What else should be on this list?

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* 9. Do you notice you have a certain level of doubt, fear or ambivalence towards pleasure?
If so, why do you think that is?

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* 10. If you wanted support to create more pleasure in your life, what would be the best support for you?

Individual coaching

A pleasure support group

Online group or program

A workshop or retreat to learn more

Reading a blog or book about it

Setting up a buddy system to keep you on track

Join a pleasure challenge

Other (please specify)

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* 1. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word pleasure?

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* 2. As in all aspects of life, commitment helps us create our lives in ways that are more satisfying. What is your commitment to making pleasure a priority? Please check the option that applies the most.

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* 3. Slowing down and noticing the world around us is a necessary step in increasing our daily pleasure quotient. How frequently do you take time to just be present in the moment, to notice and appreciate the good things - big and small - in your life?

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* 5. Which of the following statements is most true for you?

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* 6. Being positively connected to your body – that is, having somatic (body) and sensory awareness – is essential to a deeper experience of pleasure. Which of the following statements best describes your relationship with your body?

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* 7. What do you think limits your pleasure the most? Please select only one.

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* 8. Of the possible door ways to pleasure check off the things that you engage in (please check all that apply).

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* 9. Do you notice you have a certain level of doubt, fear or ambivalence towards pleasure? If so, why do you think that is?

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* 10. If you wanted support to create more pleasure in your life, what would be the best support for you?

* 2. As in all aspects of life, commitment helps us create our lives in ways that are more satisfying.
What is your commitment to making pleasure a priority?
Please check the option that applies the most.

* 3. Slowing down and noticing the world around us is a necessary step in increasing our daily pleasure quotient.
How frequently do you take time to just be present in the moment, to notice and appreciate the good things - big and small - in your life?

* 6. Being positively connected to your body – that is, having somatic (body) and sensory awareness – is essential to a deeper experience of pleasure.
Which of the following statements best describes your relationship with your body?

* 9. Do you notice you have a certain level of doubt, fear or ambivalence towards pleasure?
If so, why do you think that is?