The Stress Test

If you are suffering from stress, you may notice some of the following signs and symptoms. Tick those you have experienced recently:

Try our short questionnaire to see how well you’re doing.

The Stress Monitor is reproduced here by kind permission of the British Heart Foundation (Stress and Your Heart, 2004). Stress is seen as a major contributing factor in coronary heart disease.

feeling sweaty or shivery

pounding heart or palpitations

needing to go to the toilet a lot more than normal

feeling sick in the stomach ('having butterflies')

dry mouth

exhaustion

odd aches and pains

smoking or drinking more

working to exhaustion

headaches

no time for hobbies any more

being irritable at everything

thinking 'I can't cope with this any more.'

loss of appetite for food, fun or sex

eating too much or too little

loss of sense of humour

loss of interest in personal appearance

loss of interest in other people

a feeling that everything is pointless

tearfulness

forgetfulness

feeling tired and having no energy

difficulty in sleeping, disturbed sleep and waking up
      unusually early