How stressed am I really?

0-11 low, 12-23 moderate, 24-36 high.

Your results will be available upon completion.

This quiz will help you understand your level of perceived stress over the past 30 days. Answer each question quickly, without over thinking.

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* 1. In the past 30 days, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?

Life has been out of control - I can't seem to control anything

There are very few things I have been able to control

Sometimes I feel I can control the important things, other times I just can't seem to do it

The important things are getting done, but I'd like to have better control

I feel I have have been in total control of the important things this past month

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* 2. In the past 30 days, how often have you felt nervous and/or stressed?

I never feel nervous or stressed

My stress level has been relatively low - a little now and then, but not much

I feel nervous and stressed sometimes, but it's not a big deal

I feel nervous and stressed more than I'd like lately

It seems like I feel nervous and stressed a lot lately - some days it seems all the time

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* 3. In the past 30 days, how often were you confident in your ability to handle your personal problems?

I'm just not confident at all that I can handle my personal problems lately

It's a rare thing, but sometimes I feel like I can handle personal problems

Sometimes I feel confident, other times I don't

Most of the time, I feel confident I can handle my personal problems

I'm very confident that I can handle any personal problem that comes my way

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* 4. In the past 30 days, how often have you felt that things were going your way?

Things never seem to go my way any more

Very rarely do I feel things are going my way

Sometimes they go my way, other times they just don't

Most of the time I feel things go my way, every once in a while they don't though

Things always go my way - no problem!

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* 5. In the past 30 days, how often did you get upset or frustrated because something disrupted your schedule or plans?

Life happens - I never get upset when things disrupt my schedule or my plans

Usually I can go with the flow - once in a while though it upsets me

Sometimes disruptions bother me, sometimes they don't

It seems like I have constant disruptions and it bothers me a lot

I just can't handle it any more - all these disruptions are really getting to me lately

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* 6. In the past 30 days, how easy was it to control all the irritations in your life?

Easy Peasy - irritations don't bother me

Not too easy, but I manage ost of the time

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't

I struggle with this

Everything gets on my last nerve lately

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* 7. In the past 30 days, how often have you felt you had it all together - you're on top of things?

Never - I don't know why, but I just don't feel all together lately

Lately I don't feel like I'm on top of things very often

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't - depends on the day

Most of the time I have it together

Always - I'm on top of it!

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* 8. In the past 30 days, how often have you felt angry or upset because things going on around you were out of your control?

Never - I don't get angry or upset about things out of my control

Very rarely, but sometimes it upsets me or makes me angry

Probably about fifty/fifty - half the time I do, half the time I don't - it just depends

When things around me are out of my control, I feel out of control most of the time

Very Often - it seems like the last month has been way harder than it should

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* 9. In the past 30 days, how often have you felt there were so many demands for your time and energy that you could not meet them all?

Never - I always meet the demands for my time and energy, even when there are lots of them

Almost Never - I can usually handle all the demands out there pretty well

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed, other times I just deal with it

Most of the time I have trouble keeping up with all the time and energy demands other put on me

There is too much going on and too many people wanting my time and energy - I just can't keep up!

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* 10. Your score will display after your complete this final question and click done.

What your score says about your perceived stress level:

* 0-11 says your stress level is relatively low.
* 12-23 is considered a moderate level.
* 24 - 36 is a high perceived stress level.

Don't ignore perceived stress - stress can dangerously affect your health!

According to a study of 7268 participants published in the European Heart Journal, people who do not acknowledge and manage their stress have twice as much risk of a heart attack, as compared with others.

Contact me (sue-pine@SerenitiesNow.com) for ideas to lower your stress level.

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