How stressed are you?

[father_and_son]

Having not taken the test yet, I'd guess I'll be hitting very high twenties, possibly into the thirties.

Hugely unpleasant atmosphere at work and struggling to find another job paying in same range, so looking like I'll be taking a big hit in the paypacket to get my score down!



Done Test now any scored 26 (less than I expected!)... would say that under better circumstances, I'd have scored less than 10.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

6

Just CHILLAX y'all.

 

[Bozza]

12.

The only ones i scored highley in, are poor sleeping pattern and getting distracted from the task in hand.

I scored badly on the latter too, but it's absolutely nothing to do with stress, and more to do with me having no attention span at all. And with that, I should be doing some work.

 

[Eksman]

3 for me, life is good and if things did go wrong I'd always say that as long as we are healthy then nothing else matters

 

[Westdene Seagull]

16 for me but I put that down to just being well and truly f**ked over by Npower !

 

[The Large One]

11 for me.

Whatever.

 

[fat old seagull]

5.... Mostly because I'm brain dead, though I have mastered the art of worrying about things I can't change. Fortunately no BHA related questions

 

[Bold Seagull]

12.

The only ones i scored highley in, are poor sleeping pattern and getting distracted from the task in hand.

Anyone posting on here must have answered at least 'often' for getting distracted from the task in hand!!

I got 12 as well.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

You scored 14 out of 32 - Quite high... at least higher than I'd like

 

[ees complicated no?]

You scored 16 out of 32

0-16 low stress, 17-24 medium stress, 25-32 high stress

You are generally coping well with the day-to-day pressure you are under.

 

[Insel affe]

You scored 27 out of 32

0-16 low stress, 17-24 medium stress, 25-32 high stress

You show many of the symptoms of stress, suggesting that you may not be coping with the day-to-day pressure you are under.

To be fair that is pretty bang on the money, so much so I feel as if it is all worth it, I hate the day to day bullshit and sometimes have very dark thoughts.

 

[jakarta]

15 out of 32, I would have thought I'm a bit more stressed than that.

Probably this helps....

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Another 7 here. And another believer in running helping keep things under control.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

EIGHT.

Thought it would be higher as I've had the year from hell but it's probably that low as I can see the other side now.



I know a few women who had post natal depression and swear running all but cured them of it. I am a terrible runner but go for regular bike rides these days. Feel great after them even if I have had a couple of narrow collision escapes.

It is quite commonly used for depression. I think exercise in general probably helps whether it is running, cycling or whatever. For me it clears my mind, I also use it as time to think about any issues which need thinking through, I like the challenge of distances and times, I listen to new music, it is healthy (until your knees go) and I get to see my surroundings. I now run mainly in the morning and it is such a great feeling being out and about early especially in the summer. Probably the single most important item in my well being.

 

[dadams2k11]

You scored 6 out of 32

0-16 low stress, 17-24 medium stress, 25-32 high stress

You are generally coping well with the day-to-day pressure you are under.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

13 for me, probably cos I answered not sleeping well. Could be because I have too much caffeine during the day or because oh, scratch that. I don't really care enough to worry about it!

 

[Norman Potting]

I got a 12 when I did it earlier.

 

[Icy Gull]

10 for me, only managed to answer one question as Never

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

11 for me, expected it to be higher!

 

[Gordon Bennett]

7 for me but fell down badly on the last two questions - I've always been indecisive so hardly a sign of stress and getting easily distracted from the task in hand isn't surprising as I work from home and am connected to the internet so of course I'm going to be easily distracted, especially when the transfer window is open!