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Stress Test:

Always=4
Frequently=3
Sometimes=2
Never=1
  1. Do you try to do as much as possible in the least amount of time?
  2. Do you become impatient with delays or interruptions?
  3. Do you have to win at games to enjoy yourself?
  4. Do you find yourself speeding up the car to beat the red light?
  5. Are you unlikely to ask for or indicate you need help with a problem?
  6. Do you seek the respect and admiration of others?
  7. Are you overly critical of the way others do their work?
  8. Do you have the habit of looking to your watch or clock often?
  9. Do you strive to better your position and achievements?
  10. Do you spread yourself too thin in terms of your time?
  11. Do you have the habit of doing more than one thing at a time?
  12. Do you get angry or irritable?
  13. Do you have time for hobbies or time by yourself?
  14. Do you have a tendency to talk quickly or hasten conversations?
  15. Do you consider yourself hard-driving?
  16. Do your friends or relatives consider you hard-driving?
  17. Do you have a tendency to get involved in multiple projects?
  18. Do you have deadlines in your work?
  19. Do you feel vaguely guilty if you relax and do nothing during leisure?
  20. Do you take on too many responsibilities?
SCORE:
20-30 Under Stimulate
30-50 Good Balance
50-60 Stressed
60+ Good candidate for heart disease, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety, marital problems, family problems, children acting act.

Book Recommendations - Hope for Stress



Breaking the Patterns of Depression
Author: Michael Yapko
Breaking the Patterns of Depression defines what causes depression and, best of all, clarifies what can be done about it. With this knowledge in hand, readers can control their depression, rather than having depression control them
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Undoing Depression
Author: Richard O Connor
In this book, psychotherapist Richard O'Conner shows us how to "undo" depression, by replacing depressive patterns of thinking, relating, and behaving with a new and more effective set of skills.
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Depression is now being treated as the "common cold" in America. 10% of the American population suffers from Depression. 10-25% are women and 5-12% are men. It is the leading cause of disability. Women are twice as likely to suffer from Depression than men. It is estimated that 2/3rds of the population with Depression go untreated. 80-90% report feeling better after just a few weeks of treatment.
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