How anxious are you? Score yourself

[Furyan66]

Hey Rafterman,

Great post and topic as usual.

Bad results for me..

I had a score of about 27 give or take a few. but sure this will have to be evaluated on a day to day basis with me.

Things too fluid in my life for ANYTHING to be stable.

Peace All

Fury

P.S. Rafterman think you are a great addition to this forum.

[Naomi]

Naomi
Severe for me, which I was expecting. Things in my life are especially difficult and stressful, so severe makes perfect sense. I only ever dip down to moderate every so often. I mainly hover around severe. But that's what treatment and meds are for right?

Absolutely! So sorry to hear that you score runs that high, Naomi.  I lived a lot of my life at fairly high levels, which lead to dx's for GAD, PD and MDD. The funny thing is that now, when I am the sickest I have ever been (physically), my HAM scores have dropped pretty dramatically. It's like my mind is so focused on my physical illness that it has no time for my emotional ones. I just wish that I didn't have to get sick to experience that drop. I am not recommending physical sickness to anyone..lol. Just telling of my experience. RM

RM that's the same for me. Whenever I have a cold, flu, stomach pain, sinus infection, etc - it's like all I can focus on is how much physical discomfort I am in. The mental stuff goes right out the window. But like you said - having to feel physical pain in order not to feel mental pain is not ideal.

[cmdline]

yeah looked at it again 20 would be spot on, took away most physical symptoms since physical can handle,mental is different talk.thou i take meds for anxiety so that keeps score low in general and can handle most physical symptoms but mental ones do get the score up.

[Rafterman]

Hey Rafterman,

Great post and topic as usual.

Bad results for me..

I had a score of about 27 give or take a few. but sure this will have to be evaluated on a day to day basis with me.

Things too fluid in my life for ANYTHING to be stable.

Peace All

Fury

P.S. Rafterman think you are a great addition to this forum.

Thanks, Fury. You are very kind. I noticed that about you right away. I must say that this forum is full of such good people. I am sorry that you are dealing with a 27 right now, but I certainly know what you mean when you talk about a fluid situation. I can totally relate to that. I hope that you will retake this often and register a lower score on your next go round. A 27 would be hard to sustain without getting completely worn down. It is also true that different people handle stress differently. I have had people who were ready to throw themselves in front a train...then I test them and they register an 8 or a 10. Then I have had people in the low 30's who were nearly as functional as someone who did not consider themselves anxious. Thanks again, Fury.  RM

[maeve]

I fall into the moderate right now. The last month or so though I would definitely have scored myself in the severe! I'd say I teeter back and forth and venture into the mild here and there. Thanks for posting this!

[Rafterman]

I fall into the moderate right now.  The last month or so though I would definitely have scored myself in the severe!  I'd say I teeter back and forth and venture into the mild here and there.  Thanks for posting this!

My pleasure, Maeve. Thank YOU for participating!   RM

[Glousck]

21.

Hey this has actually made me quite happy! I have started a few projects lately and been having success with them but because my life has been crippled by much more severe anxiety for years, I feel like a fraud for having some more control over my life now that my anxiety levels are lowered. It's difficult to put into words, once you've been so low-functioning for a while, a higher functioning way of life just seems to be strange since I never believed I could get here again. Maybe I need to give myself more credit than I am and accept I'm not someone defined by their anxiety (so much) any more. Obviously 21 is still a problematic figure but it's better than I imagined and shows progress has been made in my life.

This was eye-opening, thank you OP.

[Rafterman]

21.

Hey this has actually made me quite happy! I have started a few projects lately and been having success with them but because my life has been crippled by much more severe anxiety for years, I feel like a fraud for having some more control over my life now that my anxiety levels are lowered. It's difficult to put into words, once you've been so low-functioning for a while, a higher functioning way of life just seems to be strange since I never believed I could get here again. Maybe I need to give myself more credit than I am and accept I'm not someone defined by their anxiety (so much) any more. Obviously 21 is still a problematic figure but it's better than I imagined and shows progress has been made in my life.

This was eye-opening, thank you OP.

Howdy Glousck,
Yours is exactly the same reaction that I have heard from many over the years. At some of the worst (perceived) points of my life, my HAM-A scores being lower than I thought they would be helped bring me back down from the feeling of spinning out of control. I have counseled people who were continually in the 30's and felt like I might be, too. Then I would take the test and be at 20, or so, and it really gave me a boost. I started the thread in hopes that others might have the same experience after scoring themselves and I am so glad that you did.  Regards,  RM

[Naomi]

21.

Hey this has actually made me quite happy! I have started a few projects lately and been having success with them but because my life has been crippled by much more severe anxiety for years, I feel like a fraud for having some more control over my life now that my anxiety levels are lowered. It's difficult to put into words, once you've been so low-functioning for a while, a higher functioning way of life just seems to be strange since I never believed I could get here again. Maybe I need to give myself more credit than I am and accept I'm not someone defined by their anxiety (so much) any more. Obviously 21 is still a problematic figure but it's better than I imagined and shows progress has been made in my life.

This was eye-opening, thank you OP.

That's so awesome that you've gotten there. Definitely something to be proud of. I hope to get to a similar place one day. After years of trying and failing it's hard not to give up, but hearing stories like yours give me hope.

[Xfizzler]

Wow I just stumbled upon this little gem. I scored 24... just on the cusp of Moderate-Severe. Thanks for posting this. But this number certainly fluctuates from week to month so a good way to gauge a starting point for your anxiety level. Thanks Rafterman

Xfizzler