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Are you stressed?

Are you stressed?

Here's a little Stress Questionnaire that you can try for yourself. Of course, we are all different in how we experience stress, handle it, cope with it and manage it. There are no right and wrong answers and it can be small and the bigger things in life than cause us stress. 


Stress can affect our physical and mental health as well as impact our relationships, work, ability to sleep or relax, our appetite, our libido, our ability to focus, concentrate or be motivated and many other things.

Stress is a big deal and the quicker you addres it, the sooner you begin to reduce stress and manage any future stresors in a helpful, constructive way. Try the questionnaire below and if you need someone to talk to or are looking for some support with reducing and managing stress, get in touch with us - we are here to help, listen, encourage and support.

Best wishes, 

Alexandra

www.glasgowanxietydepression.co.uk
support@glasgowanxietydepression.co.uk



STRESS QUESTIONNAIRE

Please answer all questions below. Please just tick one box that applies to you, either yes or no. If it applies to you sometimes, then please score yes.

Please give yourself a score of 1 if you provide a ‘Yes/Sometimes’ answer. Please give yourself a score of 0 if you provide a ‘No’ answer.

Please be completely honest with your answers. Thank you.

1. I frequently bring work home at night.

2. There is not enough hours in the day to do all the things that I must
do.

3. I deny or ignore problems in the hope that they will go away.

4. I do jobs by myself to ensure that they are done properly.

5. I underestimate how long it takes to do things.

6. I feel that there are too many deadlines in my life/work that are
difficult to meet.

7. My self-confidence and self-esteem is lower than I would like it to be.

8. I frequently have guilty feelings if I relax and do nothing.

9. I find myself thinking about problems even when I am supposed to be
relaxing.

10. I feel fatigued or tired even when I wake after an adequate sleep.

11. I often nod or finish other people’s sentences for them when they
speak slowly.

12. I have a tendency to eat, talk, walk or drive quickly.

13. My appetite has changed. I have either the desire to binge or
have loss of appetite/skip meals.
14. I feel irritated or angry if the car or traffic in front seems to be going
too slowly/or I become very frustrated at having to wait in a queue.

15. If something or someone really annoys me, I will bottle up my
feelings.

16. When I play sports or games, I really try to win whoever I play.

17. I experience mood swings, difficulty making decisions, concentration
and impaired memory.

18. I find fault and criticise others rather than praising, even if it is
deserved.

19. I seem to be listening even though I am preoccupied with my own
thoughts.

20. My sex drive is lower.

21. I experience an increase in muscular aches and pains, especially in
the neck, head, lower back and shoulders.

22. I am unable to perform tasks as well as I used to. My judgement is
clouded, or not as good as it was.

23. I find that I have a greater dependency on alcohol, caffeine, nicotine,
or drugs.

24. I find that I don’t have time for many interests/hobbies outside of
work.

Yes/Sometimes Answer = 1
No Answer = 0

Add up your scores and record the TOTAL: __________


 

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