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Self Rate Your Stress

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Answer �Yes� or �No� to the following:

Yes NO

____ ____ 1.) Do you worry about the future?

____ ____ 2.) Do you sometimes have trouble falling asleep?

_____ _____ 3.) Do you often reach for a cigarette, a drink or a tranquilizer to reduce
tension?

____ ____ 4.) Do you become irritated over basically insignificant matters?

____ ____ 5.) Do you have less energy than you seem to need or would like to have?

____ ____ 6.) Do you have too many things to do and not enough time to do them?

____ ____ 7.) Do you have headaches or stomach problems?

____ ____ 8.) Do you feel pressure to accomplish or to get things done?

____ ____ 9.) Are you very concerned about either being well-liked or successful?

____ ____ 10.) Do you perform well enough in life to satisfy yourself?

____ ____ 11.) Do you perform well enough that you get satisfaction from the small joys or
simple pleasures of life?

____ ____ 12.) Are you able to relax and have fun?

Score one point for each �yes� answer to questions 1 to 9, and one point for each �no� answer to questions 10 to 12. Psychologists say a score of 4 or more suggests you may be under significant stress.

Misconceptions About Stress:

We always know when we are under stress. (Myth). Often people become accustomed to stress, they become unaware of it.
Stress is caused by events that happen to us. (Myth). It is not the events themselves that cause distress but rather the views we take of the events.
Emotions have a will of their own and can�t be controlled. (Myth). We can change our feelings by changing our behavior or by changing our thinking.

Last Update: January 5 2009