Form: Toronto Mindfulness Scale, TMS

1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Moderately
4 – Quite a bit
5 – Very much
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1
I experienced myself as separate from my changing thoughts and feelings.
2
I was more concerned with being open to my experiences than controlling or changing them.
3
I was curious about what I might learn about myself by taking notice of how I react to certain thoughts, feelings or sensations.
4
I experienced my thoughts more as events in my mind than as a necessarily accurate reflection of the way things 'really' are.
5
I was curious to see what my mind was up to from moment to moment.
6
I was curious about each of the thoughts and feelings that I was having.
7
I was receptive to observing unpleasant thoughts and feelings without interfering with them.
8
I was more invested in just watching my experiences as they arose, than in figuring out what they could mean.
9
I approached each experience by trying to accept it, no matter whether it was pleasant or unpleasant.
10
I remained curious about the nature of each experience as it arose.
11
I was aware of my thoughts and feelings without overidentifying with them.
12
I was curious about my reactions to things.
13
I was curious about what I might learn about myself by just taking notice of what my attention gets drawn to.

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The answer numbers are used only to label response columns. They are NOT scores and should not be used for calculating results.