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Existential Depression & Dabrowski Over-excitability Screener (Positive Disintegration Model)

Framework: Kazimierz Dąbrowski (Theory of Positive Disintegration) & Dr. James T. Webb (Existential Depression in Gifted Adults) · 100% Private & Free

Do societal norms feel arbitrary, hollow, or absurd? Free 12-item clinical screener measuring cosmic loneliness, moral intensity, and positive disintegration crisis based on Kazimierz Dąbrowski and Dr. James T. Webb.

Scientific Overview

Existential Depression occurs when deep cognitive capacity and acute emotional overexcitability collide with the arbitrary, unexamined scripts of conventional society. This screener measures cosmic alienation, intense overexcitabilities, and the positive disintegration of the conformist self.

What This Assessment Evaluates

  • Measures 3 clinical subscales: Existential Alienation & Cosmic Dread, Neuro-Emotional Over-Excitability & Moral Intensity, and Positive Disintegration & Autonomous Values Crisis
  • Assesses hypocrisy intolerance, cosmic loneliness, and the breakdown of superficial personas
  • Includes radical somatic grounding drills, sovereign values definition, and private voice journaling

How to Take This Test

  1. Answer honestly based on your experience over the past 7 days.
  2. There are no right or wrong answers; trust your initial emotional reaction.
  3. Receive your personalized score breakdown, mascot insight, and custom journaling prompts immediately.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is existential depression?

Existential depression is a profound crisis of meaning, cosmic loneliness, and moral anguish experienced by deep thinkers and gifted individuals when confronting mortality, absurdity, and societal hypocrisy.

What is Positive Disintegration according to Dąbrowski?

It is the necessary breakdown of a conformist, socially conditioned personality (Level I) to clear the foundation for an authentic, self-chosen hierarchy of values (Level IV/V).

Medical Disclaimer

Medical Disclaimer: This instrument is designed for personal self-awareness, emotional tracking, and educational purposes. It is not a clinical diagnosis, psychological treatment, or a substitute for licensed psychiatric care.

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