0 - 5 NO ANXIETY
6 - 10 NORMAL BUT WORRIED
11 - 25 MILD ANXIETY
26 - 50 MODERATE ANXIETY
51 - 75 SEVERE ANXIETY
76 - 100 EXTREME ANXIETY

Most people probably see you as an extremely anxious person. You might lose your temper very easily, your emotions are turbulent, and you are haunted by persistent sensations of discomfort running through all the levels of your being. You may have had some kind of nervous breakdown, or you may feel like you’ll have one anytime soon. At this level anxiety can manifest in rather unpredictable and damaging ways. If you want to overcome your problems, you must realize how your thoughts can and are threatening the quality of your life.

Generalized Anxiety

A state of continuous apprehension and anticipation of something horrible, characterized by excessive anxiety and unrealistic worry

You shouldn’t think lightly of your anxiety problems. Your results indicate that you are very likely to have generalized anxiety disorder; this condition is treatable but not easily and never instantly. You will have to develop a set of skills that will help keep your anxiety in check, and you will have to learn to reverse the negative circle you’ve been living through in the past months or even years. It may seem extremely difficult at first, but once you realize what your anxiety has been keeping you away from—simple but wonderful things such as peace of mind and general well-being—you will happily tread the long road to recovery.

Physiological Anxiety

Somatic manifestations of anxiety such as fatigue, tension, digestive problems, palpitations or pounding heart, sweating, and so on.

At this stage, you have likely been confronted with different kinds of painful, uncomfortable, and strange symptoms. In fact, some of your somatic manifestations of anxiety may be so troubling that you may sometimes worry about having some kind of terminal disease, which may actually feed your anxiousness and reinforce the symptoms. It’s extremely important to see a doctor and get all the appropriate tests to make sure that there is really no physical cause to your problems. If there isn’t, then it will be easier for you to accept the fact that all your troubles branch from the same root: your anxiety disorder.

Mood Instability

Level of mood instability (mental agitation and psychological distress)

You must sometimes feel like you’re a victim of your own moodiness. One minute you’ll feel just fine, and all of a sudden, a wave of negativity will take hold of your emotions. For no apparent reason, you’ll sometimes feel terribly oppressed by your own trains of thought, and you are likely to exhaust yourself with continuous doubts and worries. You feel tired, depressed, and lacking the energy to adequately perform your duties, let alone enjoy your life. Your anxiety is already deep-rooted, and you should take action as soon as possible to reclaim your well-being; the longer you take before making this decision, the harder it will be.

Existential Anxiety

Anxiety state related to personal mortality, self-acceptance, guilt, and meaninglessness

You have intense levels of existential anxiety, which consistently erode your sense of well-being. You spend countless hours trying to understand the reason and purpose of your existence, only to reach the same conclusion: it’s not worth it, and you would better not exist. In such moments, you may feel indifferent concerning your life and health, and this may push you toward addictive behaviors and reckless attitudes. This can be very dangerous and devastating, and that’s why you must seriously think about treating your anxiety: the longer you take to start doing so, the harder it will be.

Ruminations

Recurrent thoughts that are distressing and disturbing

Quite frequently, you must wish there was some kind of switch that you could use to just turn your mind off. You usually have trouble sleeping because you’re always worried and stressed about something. Sometimes you’ll obsess over actual problems; other times, you’ll just make up problems so you can worry about them. You are addicted to negative thought patterns, and you can’t seem to help yourself no matter how hard you try. Sometimes you may feel like you can’t live with yourself, but you must remember that anxiety is the source of your issues, not your mind. Once you learn how to manage your condition, you’ll get back in touch with yourself, and life will progressively get better!

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