Questions to Ask Yourself: Are You Stressed?

• Do you move, walk, and eat rapidly?
• Are you frequently impatient with the pace of other people?
• You try to hurry them up when they talk by repeating “Yes, yes, yes," or by trying to finish their sentence for them?
• Do you frequently try to do several things at once? Such as work on something and talk on the phone, eat lunch and write a letter?
• Do you often feel guilty about doing nothing for a period of time?
• Do you take little time and pleasure in observing your surroundings (the weather, a sunset, people)?
• Do you frequently feel pressed for time, and feel others prevent you from meeting self-imposed deadlines?
• Do you often adopt physical gestures which suggest that you are at war with yourself (gritting your teeth, clenching your fists, pacing the floor)?
• Do you believe your success is largely a result of your ability to do things faster than other people?
• Do you feel you have to prove yourself a successful person?
• Do you lack a regular daily exercise program that you follow?
• Do you have times when you feel you1re in a pressure cooker, things build up inside?
• Do you frequently have times when little things get to you, when you feel especially irritable?
• Have you experienced recent change in habits, such as:
  • difficulty in falling asleep
  • loss of appetite
  • increase in smoking or drinking
  • feeling unusually fatigued
  • gains in weight
• Do you frequently find yourself thinking excessively about an upcoming appointment or event, anticipation of possible problems?
• Do you often expect the worst to happen in hopes you'll be wrong?
• Do you frequently get so absorbed in thoughts, you can't remember what you ate or what your wife/husband said to you?
• Do you frequently feel guilty about the amount of time you spend with your family?
• Are you frequently concerned about your health or that of a family member?
• Are you often concerned about the stability and growth of your marriage?
• Do you frequently experience headaches, stomachaches, breathing fast, fluttering heart?

Reference:

1. Richard M. Suenn, PhD

2. Ray Rosenman, TypeA Behavior and Your Heart