Stress Tests

During chapter 13 the main topic was stress and how to deal with stress. I thought that it would be interesting to find out if my perception on how stressed I am and how others would rate my stress level compared, so I took two different stress tests to compare the answers. When I think of myself, I feel that I have very little stress in my life, I have been able to figure out how to juggle everything that I need to get done so I don’t have too much to get done in one day. I also save a lot of time for myself to be with my friends and family.
The two stress tests I took were Awakenings Stress Test at http://www.lessons4living.com/stress_test.htm, and BBC One Quick Stress Test at http://www.bbc.co.uk/theoneshow/getinvolved/stresstest/. The awakenings stress test focused more on how much I took care of myself, if I gave myself time to relax, how easily I got irritated and if I had a supportive relationship with someone who I could go to for support. On the other hand the BBC stress test asked questions that related more too how easily I let myself forgive and forget as well as how long it took me to relax after being irritated.
I ended up scoring a six on the Awakenings test which meant that I have few hassles and I scored a seven on the BBC test which meant that I was in the normal category of the general population. These scores matched with the way I felt about my stress levels which is a wonderful thing because that means that I am not very stressed!