How well do you think you are at handling stress?
This assessment will help you and your health professional to design a personal program to support your stress response and well being. Take the test below and learn to help yourself.
| Have you experienced any significant life events or change in the last three months (illness, injury, job change, new baby, marriage, divorce extreme training for a sporting event, major projects at work, ect? | |||
| Hours of sleep each night:
3-4 5-6 7-8 9+ |
Hours exercise per week:
0 1-2 3-5 6+ |
Alcoholic drinks per week:
0 1-2 3-7 8+ |
Meals eaten out per week:
0 1-2 3-5 6+ |
| Do you have any downtime or participate in quite mindfulness activity? (Pilates, meditation, quite walks, personal hobbies) Yes No | |||
| Please answer the following questions based on your experience within the month. | Not at all | Little Bit | Somewhat | Quite a Bit | Very Much | ||||||
| How stressful would you say your life is? | |||||||||||
| Dealing with daily stresses I negatively affecting my daily tasks. | |||||||||||
| I have a high intake of sugar and/or processes foods. | |||||||||||
| I feel worn down and/or burnt out. | |||||||||||
| I need caffeine or other energy drinks in the morning or afternoon to give me energy. | |||||||||||
| I seem to have lower than usual energy during the day. | |||||||||||
| I experience body aches and pains. | |||||||||||
| I have periods of low moods. | |||||||||||
| I feel more irritable. | |||||||||||
| My weight and metabolism have changed. | |||||||||||
| I can’t seem to focus or concentrate. | |||||||||||
| I have feelings of anxiousness. | |||||||||||
| I feel totally exhausted most of the say and only have a few productive hours. | |||||||||||
| I find myself pushing through fatigue to get things done. | |||||||||||
| I seem to be sleeping a lot but never feel quite rested. I awake feeling tired. | |||||||||||
| I have difficulty getting to sleep a lot and/or wake up in the middle of the night. | |||||||||||
| I experience strong cravings for sweets or salty foods. | |||||||||||
| I feel overwhelmed with daily tasks and all that is on my plate. | |||||||||||
| I have a low sex drive. | |||||||||||
| I am unable to enjoy socializing with family and/or friends. | |||||||||||
| Add up your score and mark where you fall on the stress scale below | Total: | ||||||||||
| Low Stress High Stress | |||||||||||
| 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 100 | ||||||||
| Stress a fairly well managed in life, It may be important to support you body to continue its healthy response. | Your body’s response to stress may be getting in the way of normal activates quite frequently, leaving you feeling depleted, Consult your health care professional for an individualized program to achieve you health goals. | You may have experienced prolonged stress, and your body’s stress response can no longer adapt to successfully cope. Consult you health care professional for targeted support and strategies for improvement. | |||||||||
If you need help there are people out here to help you get back on track. I have been there, feeling many of these things and it has been hard. Give me a call or scheduled an appointment for help to start feeling your best now verse later or not at all.
