How
stressed are you?
Put a check mark beside each
of the following symptoms of stress that you have experienced in the past 2
weeks.
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Muscle pain |
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Uptight feelings |
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Clenching teeth |
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Scared nervous
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Skin breakout |
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Scary thoughts |
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Migraines/head pain |
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Short-tempered |
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Numbness in limbs |
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Depressed |
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Upper chest pain |
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Turned off romance
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Stomach upset |
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Feeling mad |
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Feeling exhausted |
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Feeling helpless
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Racing heart |
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Drinking too much
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Fast pulse |
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Smoking too much |
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Sweating a lot |
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Over spending |
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Bowel trouble |
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Sleeplessness |
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Tummy pain |
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Losing things |
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Chewing on nails |
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Thoughts in a jumble
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Nervous movements |
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Not able to settle
down
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Dry mouth |
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Can’t concentrate |
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Feeling sickly |
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Teary, weepy
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No get up & go |
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Run down, sick more |
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Eating too much |
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How
many items did you put a tick beside? Perhaps you need to sit and evaluate how
stressed you are.
Are
you happy in your relationships, is your job right for you, do you have a solid
friendships to turn to? What changes can you make in the short term, what
changes might you need to make for the long haul? Look carefully at where your
stress comes from and maybe make some beginning changes there.