Beck Hopelessness Inventory (BHI)

I look forward to the future with hope and enthusiasm

I might as well give up because I can’t make things better for myself

When things are going badly, I am helped by knowing they can’t stay that way forever

I can’t imagine what my life would be like in 10 years

I have enough time to accomplish the things I most want to do

In the future, I expect to succeed in what concerns me most

My future seems dark to me

I expect to get more of the good things in life than the average person

I just don’t get the breaks, and there’s no reason to believe I will in the future

My past experiences have prepared me well for my future

All I can see ahead of me is unpleasantness rather than pleasantness

I don’t expect to get what I really want

When I look ahead to the future, I expect I will be happier than I am now

Things just won’t work out the way I want them to

I have great faith in the future

I never get what I want so it’s foolish to want anything

It is very unlikely that I will get any real satisfaction in the future

The future seems vague and uncertain to me

I can look forward to more good times than bad times

There’s no use in really trying to get something I want because I probably won’t get it