Assess Your Stress Level

Assessing your stress level and identifying your reactions to stress are important steps to understanding and controlling your stress. Take a moment to complete the following assessment. ("Sometimes" means a few times a week.)
I feel tense, anxious, or nervous.
I feel tense around people at work or home.
I eat, drink, or smoke in response to tension.
I have tension or migraine headaches, or pain in the neck or shoulders.
I have difficulty sleeping, or I can't turn off my thoughts at night or on weekends long enough to feel relaxed and refreshed the next day.
I find it difficult to concentrate on what I am doing because of worrying about other things.
I take tranquilizers or other drugs to relax.
I have difficulty finding enough time to relax, or when I do find the time, it is hard for me to relax.