Cleared Mind self-checks / Worry and anxiety check (GAD-7)

Worry and anxiety check (GAD-7)

Seven questions about worry and nerves over the last two weeks. About 2 minutes. No sign-up; your answers are not stored.

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following?

1. Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

2. Not being able to stop or control worrying

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

3. Worrying too much about different things

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

4. Trouble relaxing

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

5. Being so restless that it is hard to sit still

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

7. Feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

Source: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (Spitzer et al.), free to use.

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