In message <[log in to unmask]>, Iain L M
Hotchkies <[log in to unmask]> writes
>This weekend's task... complete this stress questionaire.
>The subscriber with the highest score gets an early MI.
>
>Score one point for each of the following:
>
> 1. a tension headache like a vice over the surface of
> the skull, from the muscles at the back of the neck
> to the ones behind the eyebrows
Y
>
> 2. frequent heartburn, indigestion, wind
>Y
> 3. insomnia
N
>
> 4. palpitations
N
>
> 5. bouts of diarrhoea alternating with constipation
N
>
> 6. loss of appetite
N
>
> 7. difficulty in... er... concentrating
Y
>
> 8. unreasonable irritability
Y
>
> 9. not coping with everyday responsibilities
Y
>
>10. inability to change so that you can cope
Y
>
>11. suppressing feelings of anger, fear, worry
Y - or even *not* suppressing them!
>
>12. neglecting some aspects of life by devoting too
> much time to others
Y,Y,Y!
>
>13. inability to relax and forget worries even for a few
> minutes
Varies
>
>
>Can anyone beat 11/13 ????
only 8 - I must have improved since I scored 26 on the HAD scale..
Have you tried the BMA stress line?
Mary
>
>I have no answers, only questions.
>
>eg: What's the definition of indefinitely...?
--
Mary Hawking
Kingsbury Court Surgery
Church Street
Dunstable
Beds LU5 4RS
tel:01582 601289 (home)
01582 663218 (surgery)
fax:01582 476488 (surgery)
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