Stress assesment

	Designing Change

		Developing your Ability to Develop Yourself

Ian Bracegirdle

1 Elderberry Close

East Morton

Keighley

BD20 5WA U.K.

Tel: 01535 692207

Mobile: 07931 315 014,

Individual stress and coping strategies

The questionnaire is for you to fill in. It is intended to help you to identify whether or not you are stressed.

This is not a precision test but it is a good guide. If you have a lot of checks in the right hand columns the suggestion is you are living with more stress than you had realised or is good for you. You probably need to think about taking action both self help and seeking expert help Remember, you are not alone

Do you suffer from any of these stress reactions?

Symptoms of Stress

Never

Occasionally

Often

Most of the time

All the time

feel moody

drink excess alcohol / drugs

smoke more cigarettes

sleep problems

feel irritated

lots of action but achieve little

feel anxious

indigestion (possible IBS )

allergic reactions

withdraw from work colleagues

take days off work without illness

sense of guilty

feeling depressed

sense of humour lowered

feeling physically tense

have trouble concentrating

fall ill regularly

become uncooperative

feel frustrated and angry

become indecisive

feel over tired

over eat or loss of appetite

develop backache

tension in neck or shoulders

more headaches

feel apathetic

snap at family and friends

low self-confidence

stop going out socially

feel unable to cope

stopped having fun

Also see Stress symptoms

And

Stress at work

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