Invading your Personal Space Test

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A bit Spazzy.

41% Boundaries!

A bit Spazzy.

Okay, you may have a few issues when it comes to personal space, but you are perfectly normal and within your rights. You seem to know what it takes to keep things on an even keel and you don't have trouble letting people know when they are getting a bit too close.

Be careful not to let things get the best of you, though. You can pretty much keep your anger in check, but make sure you keep it that way. Keep your blood pressure low by doing meditation and breathing exercises.

Remember the following rules for personal space:

1. During hand-shaking, do not get too close to the other person. Being within the other person’s arm-length ensures you are within his/her personal zone, and out of the intimate zone.
2. Stay within the friendly zone if you want a casual conversation with a celebrity.
3. When talking to or walking with somebody else, if the other person backs away a little, it is likely that you are encroaching his/her comfort zone. Be mindful of the other person’s requirements—do not try to close the gap.

Note: This test was based on statistics for US guidelines. Other cultures have less stringent guidelines and more tolerant space issues. Also, women tend to need less personal space then men.

You have Anger Issues.
32% Boundaries!



Lord help the person that invades your personal space! You definitely have certain criteria that you expect other people in your world to live by. That's fine, but you might want to get some therapy for the anger part of things. Violence is not the answer for most people, but it will help put you in a place where you get three square meals a day, limited television privileges, and daily exercise.

You can tone down the anger a bit by doing things like meditation, yoga, or perhaps wear a warning sign to let people know that you can be a danger to their physical well being.

You can also post the following general guidelines in every room of your home and on your front door so people understand that you are a very nice person, you just need them to respect your personal space.

Here are the guidelines:

During hand-shaking, do not get too close to the other person. Being within the other person’s arm-length ensures you are within his/her personal zone, and out of the intimate zone.
Stay within the friendly zone if you want a casual conversation with a celebrity.
When talking to or walking with somebody else, if the other person backs away a little, it is likely that you are encroaching his/her comfort zone. Be mindful of the other person’s requirements—do not try to close the gap.
Good luck!

Easy Going

95% Boundaries!

It appears you are pretty easy going and don't really pay much attention to people that come in your personal space. You seem to have a handle on how to take care of things when people are being rude too! Nice going. You don't seem to need much therapy at this time, at least on this particular issue, and you probably don't understand the big deal about people getting too close.

However, you may want to make sure that you don't invade other people's personal space. They might not be quite as easy going as you are.

Easy Going

83% Boundaries!

A bit Spazzy.

37% Boundaries!

Okay, you may have a few issues when it comes to personal space, but you are perfectly normal and within your rights. You seem to know what it takes to keep things on an even keel and you don't have trouble letting people know when they are getting a bit too close.

Be careful not to let things get the best of you, though. You can pretty much keep your anger in check, but make sure you keep it that way. Keep your blood pressure low by doing meditation and breathing exercises.