Do you need therapy? This is more of a profane way to profound happiness. I call it, F**K It Therapy. It's a process my wife and I developed in our weeklong retreats that works for everyone. And we've seen that all of us, all over the world, can relatively simply, access amazing resources within ourselves, heal deep hurts, come out of our shells and shine again, feel life coursing through us once more and, with the help of F**K It, find freedom in our lives wherever we are and whatever we're doing. It's about seeing that we can be free.

Sometimes we find ourselves in prisons that are obvious, painful, and oppressive: as if we’ve been locked in solitary confinement in a pitch black, damp, stinking pit. The prison has become almost unbearable. For others, the prison is less obvious, life seems okay, but there’s just something that’s not quite right, and usually requires starting to see where the prison walls are and breaking through them gently.

For others, they think they’re okay; everything is hunky-dory until a tiny little thing sets off something within them and they quickly fall apart. They’ve been in prison, but haven’t wanted to see it, because the seeing of it would have been too painful. While others still believe they’re fine; everything is wonderful, they’re happy to be alive, and things couldn’t be better. And, sometimes, they’re right. If you’re in that group, you’ll find many things in this book to explain what you already feel and some ideas to keep you where you are. Think of it like an insurance policy, if you will.

But most of us are, in one way or another, in a prison of sorts. And that’s normal. That’s life… and it’s sometimes death. But it’s generally life. Finding freedom (and the consequent spreading of freedom) is all just another wonderful part of the game. And this particular way of finding freedom is called F**k It Therapy.

What state of F**K It are you in? Take the following quiz and find out!

The F**k It State Quiz

Considering how I am in this moment (check one answer for each statement),

1. I lead a life of purpose.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

2. I don’t feel attached to any particular outcome.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

3. I focus only on my positive side and emotions, and don’t dwell
on anything else.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

4. I know that life can be a serious thing and treat it accordingly.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

5. I feel totally present to what’s going on now.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

6. I don’t care about what’s right or wrong.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

7. I am fully in touch with how I feel, physically and emotionally.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

8. I love life, and feel full of energy.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

9. I feel stressed.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

10. I worry a lot about how things will turn out.

A. Not at all B. A bit C. Yes and no D. Mostly E. Completely

It’s worth doing the quiz at different times to see how your score
changes. You can work out your F**k It score below.

The F**k It State Quiz Scoring System

Remember, we’ve also created an online version of this quiz that
calculates your score automatically, at www.thefuckitlife.com/extras.

For questions 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, score as follows:

10 for A. Not at all

8 for B. A bit

6 for C. Yes and no

4 for D. Mostly

2 for E. Completely

For questions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, score as follows:

2 for A. Not at all

4 for B. A bit

6 for C. Yes and no

8 for D. Mostly

10 for E. Completely

There are ten questions, and each question receives a score out of ten, so you will end up with a total score out of 100*.

So you will know your F**k It State as a percentage. For example, you might be 78 percent F**k It. If you’re 100 percent F**k It, you probably won’t care anyway.

If you do care, here’s a quick guide to what those percentages could mean:

0–20%: Please continue to read this book until your score improves.

This is an urgent matter and MUST NOT BE IGNORED.

20–40%: Well, to look on the bright side: you’re going to notice some amazing changes in your life if you start to say F**k It. Enjoy the ride.

40–60%: We’re getting there: this all rings a bell doesn’t it, but you’re still feeling stuck. Keep reading and keep saying the magic words until your score improves.

60–80%: Well done, you’re pretty close. Just some tweaking required: caring less a little here, going for it a little more there, and the F**k It jackpot will soon be yours.

80–100%: You’ve been on a F**k It Retreat, haven’t you? Continuing to read this book will give you a lovely smug feeling as you realize that you’re already there.

* This quiz was developed by John C. Parkin and Mark Seabright of In The Moment Consultancy.