Are You Close to a Burnout?



Have you noticed changes in yourself over the past 6 months? Try this quiz to see how truly stressed you've become. Assign a number from 1 ( for little or no change) to 5 (for a great deal of change).

1. Do you tire more easily? Feel fatigued rather than energetic?

1 2 3 4 5

2. Are people annoying you by telling you, “You don’t look so good lately?”

1 2 3 4 5

3. Are you working harder and harder and accomplishing less and less?

1 2 3 4 5

4. Are you increasingly cynical and disenchanted?

1 2 3 4 5

5. Are you often invaded by a sadness you can’t explain?

1 2 3 4 5

6. Are you forgetting things like appointments, deadlines, and personal possessions?

1 2 3 4 5

7. Are you increasingly irritable? More short-tempered? More disappointed in the people around you?

1 2 3 4 5

8. Are you seeing close friends and family members less frequently?

1 2 3 4 5

9. Are you too busy to do even routine things like make phone calls, read reports or send out Christmas cards?

1 2 3 4 5

10. Are you suffering from physical complaints (aches, pains, headaches, or a lingering cold)?

1 2 3 4 5

11. Do you feel disoriented when the activity of the day comes to a halt?

1 2 3 4 5

12. Is joy elusive?

1 2 3 4 5

13. Are you unable to laugh at a joke about yourself?

1 2 3 4 5

14. Does sex seem like more trouble than it’s worth?

1 2 3 4 5

15. Do you have very little to say to people?

1 2 3 4 5

 

 

The above questionnaire is for entertainment purposes only. If you feel your stress has reached a critical level, consult a health care professional.

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