The Psychology of Time Travel

ii

An imbalance in foreknowledge has had adverse effects on my primary relationship





1 2 3 4 5




iii

It is difficult to resolve conflicts when my partner and I have different chronologies





1 2 3 4 5




iv

It is easier to resolve conflicts when my partner and I know what the outcome will be





1 2 3 4 5




v

My primary relationship is a source of continuity for me





1 2 3 4 5




vi

I feel like my partner is the only person for me





1 2 3 4 5




vii

Knowing how my primary relationship will end has a negative effect on the health my relationship





1 2 3 4 5




viii

Knowing how my primary relationship will end has a positive effect on the health of my relationship





1 2 3 4 5




ix

My primary partner and I agree on how I should spend money in other time periods





1 2 3 4 5




x

My primary partner and I agree on whether I should have secondary sexual partners in other time periods





1 2 3 4 5




xi

My primary partner and I agree on how much foreknowledge I should disclose





1 2 3 4 5




xii

My primary romantic relationship has met my original expectations





1 2 3 4 5




xiii

I enjoy the company of my primary partner





1 2 3 4 5




xiv

I am happy with my primary relationship





1 2 3 4 5




xv

I am satisfied with my primary relationship





1 2 3 4 5




Changes in sexual behaviour, since entry to the profession



xvi

Talking through sexual issues with my older selves has improved my sexual confidence





1 2 3 4 5




xvii

Talking through sexual issues with my older selves has made no difference to my sexual confidence





1 2 3 4 5




xviii

Talking through sexual issues with my older selves has worsened my sexual confidence





1 2 3 4 5




xix

I don’t talk to my older selves about sex





1 2 3 4 5




xx

Seeing my other selves has made me happier with my physical appearance





1 2 3 4 5




xxi

Seeing my other selves has made me more anxious about my physical appearance





1 2 3 4 5




xxii

Seeing my other selves has made no difference to how I feel about my physical appearance





1 2 3 4 5




xxiii

Exposure to sexual mores in other periods has positively affected my attitudes to sex





1 2 3 4 5




xxiv

Exposure to sexual mores in other periods has negatively affected my attitudes to sex





1 2 3 4 5




xxv

Exposure to sexual mores in other periods has made no difference to my attitudes to sex





1 2 3 4 5




xxvi

I am exclusively attracted to people from a specific time period





1 2 3 4 5




xxvii

I am exclusively attracted to inanimate objects from a specific time period





1 2 3 4 5




xxviii

I am exclusively attracted to my alternate selves





1 2 3 4 5




xxix

I am exclusively attracted to my descendants





1 2 3 4 5




xxx

I am exclusively attracted to acausal people





1 2 3 4 5




xxxi

I am exclusively attracted to acausal objects





1 2 3 4 5




xxxii

I am aroused by the smell of atroposium





1 2 3 4 5




xxxiii

I am aroused by being in time machines





1 2 3 4 5




xxxiv

I am only aroused in specific time periods





1 2 3 4 5




xxxv

I am only attracted to my long-term partner in specific time periods





1 2 3 4 5




xxxvi

I only feel sexually uninhibited in specific time periods





1 2 3 4 5




xxxvii

I feel freer to practise illegal sexual practices in time periods other than my home timeline





1 2 3 4 5




xxxviii

I feel freer to practise stigmatised sexual practices in time periods other than my home timeline





1 2 3 4 5




Experience of unwanted sexual contact, since entry to the profession



xxxix

I have been the victim of sexual harassment in the course of my work





1 2 3 4 5




xl

I have been the victim of unwanted sexual contact in the course of my work





1 2 3 4 5




xli

In some time periods, I worry more about the risk of unwanted sexual contact





1 2 3 4 5




xlii

I avoid some time periods because I worry about the risk of unwanted sexual contact





1 2 3 4 5




Reference: Smolenski, W. (June 2020). ‘Measuring relationship satisfaction in couples with asynchronous partnerships.’ Journal of Chronostudies. 5 (2). 43–47.





Obsessive-Compulsive Scale for Time Travellers (OCScaTT) Indicate your level of distress, over the past month, using the following scale: 1 = none, and 10 = very high

i

During time travel, I can’t stop myself thinking things that scare me

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



ii

After time travelling, I can’t stop myself thinking things that scare me

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



iii

I believe that germs from other time periods will contaminate me on a trip

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



iv

I believe that germs from the time machine will contaminate me

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



v

After using a time machine I obsessively repeat the Conclave’s hygiene protocol

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



vi

I continually ‘go over’ events in the past to check I’ve done nothing wrong

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



vii

I continually ‘go over’ events in the future to check I’ve done nothing wrong

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



viii

I hoard things from the past

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



ix

I hoard things from the future

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



x

I repeatedly check that the time machine is secure, before or after use

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xi

I repeatedly visit particular moments in the past to see I’ve done nothing wrong

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xii

I repeatedly visit particular moments in the future to see I’ve done nothing wrong

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xiii

I worry that I’ve left things I need in the past even when I know I haven’t

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xiv

I worry that I’ve left things I need in the future even when I know I haven’t

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xv

I get upset if my pre-time travel ritual is disturbed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xvi

I get upset if my post-time travel ritual is disturbed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xvii

I have thoughts that I’ll harm somebody in the past even though I don’t want to

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xviii

I have thoughts that I’ll harm somebody in the future even though I don’t want to

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xix

My preparations for time travel must be made in a specific order

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xx

Every trip must be of a specific duration or I fear something bad will happen

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxi

I need to pray before each time travel trip or something bad will happen

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxii

I need to pray during each time travel trip or something bad will happen

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxiii

I need to pray after each time travel trip or something bad will happen

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxiv

I hate operating time machines because I worry I’ll lose control of them

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxv

I am more concerned than I should be about safety issues relating to time travel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxvi

I avoid touching objects that have come from particular time periods

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxvii

I worry about radioactivity in some time periods despite taking normal precautions

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxviii

I feel I can only visit years that fit a particular numeric pattern

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxix

I repeat time travel trips until they feel ‘right’ to me

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



xxx

It takes me longer than most people to prepare for time travel because of my rituals

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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