Stress has a way of affecting a person’s mental state, their emotions, their physical health and their relationships with the people around them.
Print out this page and take a few minutes to assess the stress levels you’ve experienced recently. Ask yourself if your stress levels seem to fade away reasonable quickly, stay for a while or become worse over time.
Fade Stay Worsen
____ ____ _____ I feel anxious frequently.
____ ____ _____ I have difficulty remembering the trauma.
____ ____ _____ I have frequent recurring thoughts about what happened.
____ ____ _____ I often feel disoriented.
____ ____ _____ I have difficulty concentrating or making decisions.
____ ____ _____ I sometimes feel numb or detached.
____ ____ _____ I have feelings of anger, rage or irritability.
____ ____ _____ I often feel helpless.
____ ____ _____ I often feel afraid or vulnerable.
____ ____ _____ I sometimes feel abandoned.
____ ____ _____ I am often easily startled by surprise noises.
____ ____ _____ I feel safe just staying home and avoid socializing.
____ ____ _____ I often feel over-protected by my family since the trauma.
____ ____ _____ I’ve lost interest in activities that were once pleasurable.
____ ____ _____ I have trouble sleeping or getting back to sleep.
____ ____ _____ I often feel exhausted.
____ ____ _____ I have feelings of hostility.
____ ____ _____ I am having difficulty performing at school or work.
____ ____ _____ I often experience nausea or other digestive problems.
____ ____ _____ I have been eating much more (or less) than usual.
Managing stress levels begins with understanding why certain situations cause stress. This is so you can figure out how you are affected, and make changes, as well as how to cope and alleviate the situation by employing stress-reducing methods called stress-management skills.
This report is not a diagnosis. We hope this information can guide you toward improving your life.
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