Your Stress Inventory

Check any items that apply to your situation. Then click the button at the bottom for feedback and suggestions.

Work Load

1. Always too much work, never able to relax
2. One or two difficult courses take all my time; no time left for anything else
3. Efforts often seem for nothing -- Don't get satisfying results
4. Seems like I have a lot more work than roommate, friends
5. I have to work harder than roommate & friends to get the same results
6. My stress is complicated by commitments I can't get out of
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People

1. Tension with family, friends, or romantic partner
2. People expect a lot of me
3. Change in relationship: Loss of (or new) romantic partner
4. Loss of friend(s) or change in circle of friends
5. Parents' divorce, separation, or conflicts. Adjustment to parent's new partner.
6. Interpersonal conflict; trouble expressing needs or standing up for rights
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Mind

1. More time spent thinking about what can go wrong than what can go right
2. More time spent thinking about what DID go wrong than where I can go from here
3. No time to think, always having to do
4. Motivation problems, difficulty getting started ("I work best under pressure")
5. Tendency to get down, dwell on how bad things are
6. Often feel guilty
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Body

1. Insufficient sleep
2. Uncomfortable bed or chair, poor posture, excessive time hunched over books or computer
3. Eye strain (wrong glasses, poor lighting, computer screen overdose)
4. Inadequate nutrition, missed meals, reliance on junk food
5. Lack of exercise
6. Aversive environment: noisy, too cold or warm, second-hand smoke, etc.