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What—Me Worry?

By , About.com GuideSeptember 22, 2006

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Most of us experience anxiety and worry about things at times, but at what point does it become excessive? This quick 10-question self test can help you assess your level of anxiety and tendency to worry, so you can see if you're experiencing excessive levels of stress and anxiety.

Take The Anxiety Stress Test

More Help With Anxiety:

  • How To Deal With Fears, Worry and Anxiety in Four Simple Steps: This article explains a little about the positive and negative aspects of anxiety, and how to reduce your levels of anxiety and stress so you can enjoy life more.
  • Mental and Emotional Stress Are you causing yourself undue stress with your thought patterns and reactions to stress? This article examines Type A personality traits, negative self talk, pessimism, and other ways we cause ourselves excessive mental and emotional stress and anxiety.
  • Coping With Crises and Difficult Situations This section of the Stress Management site includes resources for dealing with various anxiety- and stress-inducing situations with greater ease.
  • What Is An Anxiety Disorder? This is a great resource from About's Panic Disorders site. It explains the different anxiety disorders and some of the criteria for diagnosing them. The site itself also has an abundance of resources and help for those who have anxiety disorders or think that they may, from somebody who's been there herself.
Comments
September 24, 2006 at 12:31 am
(1) gr8face :

I use a great technique–I say NO.

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