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Actual for You - How Do I Know if Stress is Hurting Me? Take Our Quiz
Those dark childhood days have reared ugly demons today; my older sister being forced to eat her own vomit, the beatings with a closed fist, being spanked until we cried and threaten if we did cry, but the spanking would not stop until we did cry. Lesson is not learned if you did not break even though it is against the rules to break. Just from a simple phone call. So many emotions, fears, losses, not understanding others emotions to the same situation. Let me explain. It started when my older sister decided to track down our run away father. When we were children we thought he was god like. Then when he ran away it slowly dawned on us that a lot of our demons were from what dad did to us. Now I am older and still learning what his problem is. I look in the mirror and see him a lot in me.Now back to my older sister. She sent him a card. Eventually he responded. They met and he is old and disabled and might even lose his leg or legs. I am curious about him, but do not want him to come around. I am 47 and scared to death of this failing man. I rememb
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 2 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 10 points to your score
Thoughts and Feelings
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If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these questions, add 10 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to more than 6 of these questions, add 20 points to your score.
Relationship Problems
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The unicorn is very likely the most wonderful of all mythical creatures. It is a well-known fact that a unicorn is famous for that he is lost in a dense forest that is situating on the border between the real and magical worlds. The unicorn arouses respect as it is a breathtaking creature. However, the connection of unicorn with human beings is very often dangerous for the fantastic world and for the unicorn itself.The unicorn exists in myths, folklore and also in the art. Many of the mythological creatures are seen on pictures in order to show the beauty of an image. One can see many examples of the lightsome creature, the unicorn, on the screen and on book covers. Unicorns, high spirited creatures of the deepest forests of the world, are the most generous, and wonderful. They are the frontier guards of the valleys and woods. Sometimes they become aggressive in battles with each other. They have white fur and silver hooves. Silver horns make the unicorns highly spiritual beings so that one can think they are somehow connected with the Moon light.
What makes this fact particularly dangerous is that we have all come to take stress for granted, and in so doing, we have gradually adjusted to the physical and mental toll stress can take on our bodies and minds.
If you have a job, a relationship or a life that is particularly stressful, you may find yourself wondering if the stress you endure is hurting you.
Will you know when the damage is irreparable before it is too late? Is the stress as bad as you think it is, or are you overreacting?
These are good questions to ask. Answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to all of the following questions and keep track of your answers. Then total your scores in each section, as instructed, to see how you did!
Routines and Habits
1. My sleeping patterns have changed (I sleep a lot less, a lot more or at different times of day)
2. My eating habits have changed (I eat a lot more, a lot less or under different circumstances, I have problems with digestion, pain in my stomach, etc.)
3. My weight, exercise or recreational activities have changed (I exercise less, I am obsessive about exercise, I have gained or lost a lot of weight, etc)
4. My social life has changed a lot (I go out less/more, talk on the phone less, don’t feel like seeing anyone)
Thoughts and Feelings
1. I am tired all the time, I have no energy
2. I am worried a lot
3. I have knots in my stomach a lot
4. I feel anxious even when nothing is happening
5. I feel depressed or ‘blue’ a lot of the time
6. I feel overwhelmed much of the time
7. I cry too easily
8. I don’t laugh often anymore
9. I don’t care much about my appearance or what people think anymore – I’m just tired of trying to please people
10. I often feel like my brain is racing in 20 different directions at once
Relationship Problems
1. I have problems with my boss or co-workers at work
2. I have problems with my girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, etc.
3. I have problems with my children
4. I have problems with in-laws
5. I have problems with others (friends, neighbors, club members, associates)
6. I often find myself in arguments with others, or feeling angry or hurt by the behavior of others
7. I feel like I never have time for myself
8. It is hard for me to focus or concentrate
9. I miss a lot of appointments, or I’m late a lot because I have too much to do
10. I find it hard to say ‘no’ when someone asks me to do something, even if I don’t have the time to do what they are asking
Changes or Life Events
1. I was recently separated or divorced
2. My child is having problems in school or in life in general
3. I lost my job
4. I have recently been ill or hospitalized
5. A family member has recently been ill or hospitalized
6. There has been a death in my family or in my circle of friends
7. I am having financial difficulty
8. I am having problems with sexual performance or in my sex life in general
9. I or someone in my family have recently had legal problems or been in jail
10. I recently moved or relocated or started in a new school or a new job
11. I recently had a new addition to my family (child, relative moving in, new dog)
12. There is a lot of disruption where I live (new neighbors, increased noise level, crime, remodeling of home
13. Our family or circle of friends does not seem to get together as often anymore
14. I just got engaged, married or entered into a new intimate relationship
15. I just got a promotion, raise or a lot more responsibility at work
16. I just took on a lot of new responsibility at school, in the community or with family (caring for an older relative, etc.)
17. I just retired
18. My child just left for school, got married or moved out of the house
19. I just changed careers
20. My spouse just started working outside the home, or got a new job
21. I just took on a large loan or financial responsibility
22. I just suffered a major setback (default on a mortgage, repossessed car, didn’t get the promotion I wanted, failed the bar exam, dropped out of school, etc.)
23. I am pregnant or about to adopt a child
24. I just got back together with my spouse or girlfriend, boyfriend (after separation or divorce)
25. I am working or studying a lot more hours during the week
Routines and Habits
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 2 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 10 points to your score
Thoughts and Feelings
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these questions, add 10 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to more than 6 of these questions, add 20 points to your score.
Relationship Problems
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these
In 2005 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) issued its World Drugs Report. This reported that the global drug trade generates more than $320 billion a year in revenues, primarily from retail drug sales. A UN official pointed out that in relative terms that is almost equivalent to 0.9% of the world's Gross Domestic Product or higher than the GDP of 88% of the countries in the world.Europe alone is estimated to spend $70 billion on drugs whilst in North America that figures approaches $100 billion. And worldwide, the number of people who used an illegal drug at least once last year was 200 million, or 5% of the adult population. These astonishing figures clearly highlight the abundant use of drugs in the modern age.Although the reasons for this drug use cannot be fully examined here, a very general explanation is that people wish to access altered states. It is these altered states that provide the drug user with his/her desired feeling of relaxation, escapism, inner peace, ecstasy, creativity, sedateness etc. For most
4. My social life has changed a lot (I go out less/more, talk on the phone less, don’t feel like seeing anyone)
Thoughts and Feelings
1. I am tired all the time, I have no energy
2. I am worried a lot
3. I have knots in my stomach a lot
4. I feel anxious even when nothing is happening
5. I feel depressed or ‘blue’ a lot of the time
6. I feel overwhelmed much of the time
7. I cry too easily
8. I don’t laugh often anymore
9. I don’t care much about my appearance or what people think anymore – I’m just tired of trying to please people
10. I often feel like my brain is racing in 20 different directions at once
Relationship Problems
1. I have problems with my boss or co-workers at work
2. I have problems with my girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, etc.
3. I have problems with my children
4. I have problems with in-laws
5. I have problems with others (friends, neighbors, club members, associates)
6. I often find myself in arguments with others, or feeling angry or hurt by the behavior of others
7. I feel like I never have time for myself
8. It is hard for me to focus or concentrate
9. I miss a lot of appointments, or I’m late a lot because I have too much to do
10. I find it hard to say ‘no’ when someone asks me to do something, even if I don’t have the time to do what they are asking
Changes or Life Events
1. I was recently separated or divorced
2. My child is having problems in school or in life in general
3. I lost my job
4. I have recently been ill or hospitalized
5. A family member has recently been ill or hospitalized
6. There has been a death in my family or in my circle of friends
7. I am having financial difficulty
8. I am having problems with sexual performance or in my sex life in general
9. I or someone in my family have recently had legal problems or been in jail
10. I recently moved or relocated or started in a new school or a new job
11. I recently had a new addition to my family (child, relative moving in, new dog)
12. There is a lot of disruption where I live (new neighbors, increased noise level, crime, remodeling of home
13. Our family or circle of friends does not seem to get together as often anymore
14. I just got engaged, married or entered into a new intimate relationship
15. I just got a promotion, raise or a lot more responsibility at work
16. I just took on a lot of new responsibility at school, in the community or with family (caring for an older relative, etc.)
17. I just retired
18. My child just left for school, got married or moved out of the house
19. I just changed careers
20. My spouse just started working outside the home, or got a new job
21. I just took on a large loan or financial responsibility
22. I just suffered a major setback (default on a mortgage, repossessed car, didn’t get the promotion I wanted, failed the bar exam, dropped out of school, etc.)
23. I am pregnant or about to adopt a child
24. I just got back together with my spouse or girlfriend, boyfriend (after separation or divorce)
25. I am working or studying a lot more hours during the week
Routines and Habits
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 2 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 10 points to your score
Thoughts and Feelings
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these questions, add 10 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to more than 6 of these questions, add 20 points to your score.
Relationship Problems
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these
With the plethora of consumers in debt these days, many are scrambling to find easy, quick ways how to improve credit score. Credit scores are very important in building a strong credit history that will vouch for you when you want to purchase a house, get a job, or rent a car just to name a few. If you want to clean up your credit score, it’s important to adhere to the following tips to get your credit score back on track. Remember, having credit is a responsibility that you will pay back the money you’ve charged, and if you don’t you can find yourself in serious debt.First and foremost, it’s important to annually review your credit reports from each of the three major reporting agencies. This will allow you to catch and correct any mistakes you find regarding your credit score. It’s very important that you do this early, especially if you’re planning on applying for a loan because changes can take up to three months or more to finally be corrected. Secondly, you’ll want to ensure that you are consistently paying your bills on time, every time; in
7. I feel like I never have time for myself
8. It is hard for me to focus or concentrate
9. I miss a lot of appointments, or I’m late a lot because I have too much to do
10. I find it hard to say ‘no’ when someone asks me to do something, even if I don’t have the time to do what they are asking
Changes or Life Events
1. I was recently separated or divorced
2. My child is having problems in school or in life in general
3. I lost my job
4. I have recently been ill or hospitalized
5. A family member has recently been ill or hospitalized
6. There has been a death in my family or in my circle of friends
7. I am having financial difficulty
8. I am having problems with sexual performance or in my sex life in general
9. I or someone in my family have recently had legal problems or been in jail
10. I recently moved or relocated or started in a new school or a new job
11. I recently had a new addition to my family (child, relative moving in, new dog)
12. There is a lot of disruption where I live (new neighbors, increased noise level, crime, remodeling of home
13. Our family or circle of friends does not seem to get together as often anymore
14. I just got engaged, married or entered into a new intimate relationship
15. I just got a promotion, raise or a lot more responsibility at work
16. I just took on a lot of new responsibility at school, in the community or with family (caring for an older relative, etc.)
17. I just retired
18. My child just left for school, got married or moved out of the house
19. I just changed careers
20. My spouse just started working outside the home, or got a new job
21. I just took on a large loan or financial responsibility
22. I just suffered a major setback (default on a mortgage, repossessed car, didn’t get the promotion I wanted, failed the bar exam, dropped out of school, etc.)
23. I am pregnant or about to adopt a child
24. I just got back together with my spouse or girlfriend, boyfriend (after separation or divorce)
25. I am working or studying a lot more hours during the week
Routines and Habits
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 2 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 10 points to your score
Thoughts and Feelings
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these questions, add 10 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to more than 6 of these questions, add 20 points to your score.
Relationship Problems
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these
There are two easy steps to take when it comes to burning body fat fast. Let's take a brief look at them.Number 1: you need to gain muscleMuscle is highly metabolically active. It requires a ton of calories to maintain and therefore increases your metabolism. Simply said, when you pack on more muscle your calorie requirements are increased to maintain that new muscle. In turn, you burn more calories allowing you to drop more fat from your body. The most important thing to remember here is to develop more muscle. That requires you lifting weights and doing resistance training.Number 2: eat frequent meals and snacksIn order to develop this new muscle and drop some body fat you have to eat frequent meals and snacks. The worst thing that you can do is to not eat at all and starve yourself. When you do that, you're literally lowering your bodies metabolism because when you starve yourself, your body is taking energy from your muscles in the form of protein. This makes your muscles smaller.If you know that increasing muscle in
13. Our family or circle of friends does not seem to get together as often anymore
14. I just got engaged, married or entered into a new intimate relationship
15. I just got a promotion, raise or a lot more responsibility at work
16. I just took on a lot of new responsibility at school, in the community or with family (caring for an older relative, etc.)
17. I just retired
18. My child just left for school, got married or moved out of the house
19. I just changed careers
20. My spouse just started working outside the home, or got a new job
21. I just took on a large loan or financial responsibility
22. I just suffered a major setback (default on a mortgage, repossessed car, didn’t get the promotion I wanted, failed the bar exam, dropped out of school, etc.)
23. I am pregnant or about to adopt a child
24. I just got back together with my spouse or girlfriend, boyfriend (after separation or divorce)
25. I am working or studying a lot more hours during the week
Routines and Habits
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 2 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 10 points to your score
Thoughts and Feelings
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these questions, add 10 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to more than 6 of these questions, add 20 points to your score.
Relationship Problems
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these
For decades, the terms nuclear power have sent feelings of fear in those hearing them. We have all been influenced by the movies and reports on the devastating impact that nuclear power can have on our Nation. However, nuclear power can also be a positive thing for our Nation, offering as an alternate source of emission free energy. Used properly, nuclear reactions can be used to generate energy in the forms of heat and electricity.Few people realize that many countries, including the United States are already using nuclear power as a source of energy. The United States uses nuclear power to supply up to 20% of the overall usage. Other countries use it a lot more. For example, France produces up to 80% of its energy from nuclear power.Not only is nuclear power able to produce emissions free energy, research indicates that using it can help reverse the greenhouse effects. That is one of the main reason environmentalists are pushing so hard for nuclear power to replace the use of fossil fuels. The issue has been pushed to the back burner for d
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 2 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 10 points to your score
Thoughts and Feelings
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these questions, add 10 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to more than 6 of these questions, add 20 points to your score.
Relationship Problems
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, skip to the next section and continue adding your totals.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 2 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these questions, add 10 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to more than 6 of these questions, add 20 points to your score.
Changes or Life Events
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you can now begin to total your scores for each section and proceed to the TOTALS section below, to see how you did.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 1 of these questions, add 1 point to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 3-4 of these questions, add 3 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 5-6 of these questions, add 5 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 6-8 of these questions, add 10 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 9-12 of these questions, add 20 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to 13-15 of these questions, add 30 points to your score.
If you answered ‘yes’ to more than 15 of these questions, add 50 points to your score.
TOTALS
Total your points for each section and add them together. Now look at the list below to determine your stress levels.
0-10 - Your long-term stress levels are low. You are doing just fine!
11-30 - You have moderate levels of long-term stress in your life. You should look for ways to reduce stress (time management, more aggressive negotiation of deadlines, training in conflict management, etc.)
31-60 – Your long-term stress levels are a real concern. Review the areas in which you feel the most stress and work on those to improve your quality of life. Consider a meditation, exercise program, and/or counseling to help you reduce stress more quickly and analyze the areas you may need help so you can set goals and work toward reducing stress in the short term and long term.
Over 60 – Your long-term stress levels are VERY HIGH. You should immediately assess the areas of stress in your life, talk to friends, family and co-workers, and begin a program to reduce AND to handle stress better. Consider exercise, meditation, counseling and other stress management techniques as appropriate (time management, training in conflict management and assertiveness, career change or counseling, etc.)
As you assess your stress levels and consider options for dealing with your stress, remember that everyone is different. Each of us has a different capacity for handling and tolerating stress. If you have a high score because of temporary conditions that you KNOW will change soon, you need not be as concerned as if you have stress factors that are longer term. These will, over time, affect your mental and physical health and your relationships, unless you address these stressors and find a way to deal with them or get rid of them.
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