YOUR FREE STRESS TEST:
Answer yes or no to the questions below. Please answer yes, even if only part of the question applies to you. Don't rush through your answer and be totally honest.
Reading the Results
4 points or less - No worries here.
5-13 points - You are prone to stress and may suffer from stress related illnesses.
14 points or more - You may need to think about getting some help managing these high levels of stress in your life.
Answer yes or no to the questions below. Please answer yes, even if only part of the question applies to you. Don't rush through your answer and be totally honest.
- I find that I don't have time for many interests / hobbies outside of work
- I feel that there are just not enough hours in the day to do all of the things that I must do
- I find I have a greater dependency on alcohol, caffeine, nicotine or drugs (whether prescription or not)
- At times I can have an extreme reluctance to go to work
- I try to fit more and more tasks into less and less time, resulting in me not al- lowing time for any unforeseen problems that may arise
- I feel that there are too many deadlines in my work / life that are difficult to meet
- Lately my self-confidence / self-esteem is low
- I can frequently have a vaguely guilty feeling if I relax and do nothing, even for short periods of time
- I find myself thinking about problems to do with my personal / business / pro- fessional life, even when I am supposed to be engaged in recreational pursuits
- I can have a feeling of intense fatigue, even when I wake after sleep
- At times I am unable to perform work or tasks as well as I used to , or I feel my judgement is clouded / not as good as it was
- I have a tendency to eat, talk, move and walk quickly
- My appetite has altered, either to a desire to go on a binge, especially on sweet, sugary foods, or I have suffered a loss of appetite
- I find myself becoming irritated / angry if the car or traffic in front of me seems to me to be going too slowly / Queuing makes me angry.
- I can feel anger and resentment at nothing in particular a feeling that some- thing is missing, but I don't know what
- I'm aware that I try to get other people to hurry up / get on with it
- At times I feel depressed, tearful, irritable, all- over tension, short tempered, unusual clumsiness, concentration / memory is impaired, excessive perspiration
- I find that if I have to do repetitive tasks, I become impatient
- I can seem to be listening to other people's conversation, even though I am in fact preoccupied with my own thoughts
- My health is deteriorating, I am unwell quite often
- I seem to have an increase in aches and pains, especially in the neck, head, jaw, lower back, shoulders, and chest.
Reading the Results
4 points or less - No worries here.
5-13 points - You are prone to stress and may suffer from stress related illnesses.
14 points or more - You may need to think about getting some help managing these high levels of stress in your life.