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Stressed and distressed could be my new names for today. I hate these yucky negative feelings and wallowing in them. This is so not me. Grrrrr. I’ve been told that stress levels are our physical feelings and internal emotions we create based on how we react to certain events in our lives and it’s up to us how we deal with them. I need to deal better with mine. I think for me by writing this silly little daily blog helps me to drain my pain when I’m feeling like I’ve been wearing kid size pantyhose and am squished up inside and feeling just plain ickyfied. Enough about my blahs today…This Life Stress Test that I found online grabbed my attention, and my results were interesting. Take a minute to read, and mentally count up your scores to see if your stress levels could cause you to get sick. I'm off to relax more... In the past 12 months, which of the following major life events have taken place in your life? 1. Make a check mark next to each event that you have experienced this year. 2. When you're done, add up the points for each event. 3. Check your score at the bottom. _____ Death of Spouse 100 _____ Divorce 73 _____ Marital Separation 65 _____ Jail Term 63 _____ Death of close family member 63 _____ Personal injury or illness 53 _____ Marriage 50 _____ Fired from work 47 _____ Marital reconciliation 45 _____ Retirement 45 _____ Change in family member's health 44 _____ Pregnancy 40 _____ Sex difficulties 39 _____ Addition to family 39 _____ Business readjustment 39 _____ Change in financial status 38 _____ Death of close friend 37 _____ Change to a different line of work 36 _____ Change in number of marital arguments 35 _____ Mortgage or large loan 31 _____ Foreclosure of mortgage or loan 30 _____ Change in work responsibilities 29 _____ Trouble with in-laws 29 _____ Outstanding personal achievement 28 _____ Spouse begins or stops work 26 _____ Starting or finishing school 26 _____ Change in living conditions 25 _____ Revision of personal habits 24 _____ Trouble with boss 23 _____ Change in work hours, conditions 20 _____ Change in residence 20 _____ Change in schools 20 _____ Change in recreational habits 19 _____ Change in church activities 19 _____ Change in social activities 18 _____ Smaller Mortgage or loan 17 _____ Change in sleeping habits 16 _____ Change in number of family gatherings 15 _____ Change in eating habits 15 _____ Vacation 13 _____ Christmas season 12 _____ Minor violations of the law 11 ______ Your Total Score LIFE STRESS SCORES 0-149 Low susceptibility to stress-related illness. 150-299 Medium susceptibility to stress-related illness. Learn and practice relaxation and stress management skills and a healthy well life style. 300 and over High susceptibility to stress-related illness Daily practice of relaxation skills is very important for your wellness. Take care of it now before a serious illness erupts or an affliction becomes worse. This scale shows the kind of life pressure that you are facing. Depending on your coping skills or the lack there of, this scale can predict the likelihood of you falling victim to a stress related illness. The illness could be mild (like frequent tension headaches, acid indigestion, loss of sleep) or very serious illness (like ulcers, cancer, migraines and the like.) |