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Stress Test

What is your stress level?

Hong Kong is one of the busiest cities in the world; its inhabitants could find stress everywhere. No matter you are working, living or studying, stress is unavoidable in such a competitive environment. Sometimes, people might not realise how the body would react to stress. However, people do realise some symptoms are related to stress, such as headaches, shoulder and neck pain, stomach aches or discomfort, or insomnia. When people are unable to manage or cope with stress, variety of illnesses related to stress arises. Heart diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure, injury or suicide are problems directly related to stress while some chronic illnesses are adversely influenced by stress indirectly.

However, as a positive influence, stress can help compel us to action; it can result in a new awareness and an exciting new perspective. Both employees and employers could therefore benefit from increased individuals' satisfaction at work and in life, as well as workplace productivity.

Please answer the following questions based on how you feel over the last 30 days:

Questions	Never	Sometimes	Always
1. You are no longer able to manage the heavy workload.
2. Time is always not enough for you; therefore you should not waste any minute or even second. For example, you would not follow the traffic light when crossing a street or you walk and talk at fast pace.
3. Your mind is occupied by work and you have no time to relax.
4. You get mad or lose temper easily when you fail.
5. You worry about how your works would be evaluated.
6. You feel that your boss and family do not admire you.
7. You worry that your financial situation would become worse.
8. You have difficulty falling asleep because you always have headaches, stomach aches or back pain.
9. You need alcohol, pills or snacks to soothe your agitation.
10. You need sleeping pills to help you fall asleep.
11. You lose temper when being with your family, colleagues and friends.
12. You always interrupt when others are speaking.
13. Your mind wanders and you worry about lot of things; therefore you find it difficult to fall asleep.
14. You cannot get everything done perfectly because you have too many tasks.
15. You feel guilty when you have time to relax.
16. You tend to do things based on your own will and impatiently, however you tend to feel guilty afterward.
17. You do not feel entitled to enjoy life.

Source: Quality HealthCare Psychological Services

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