but my main problem is depression.   (Fri Jan 1 14:16 2010)

i got 42. but these are just generalizations.
doesn't really help at all if you have serious
problems..   (Fri Oct 16 2:28 2009)

Got 39 points. I think I gotta do something, but I don't know where to find help.   (Thu Sep 24 9:33 2009)

My life is not as I want, I'm suffering because of this Axious/Tesion/Stress THING!!!!!!!!!! I want to get rid of it...   (Thu Oct 16 10:51 2008)

I got a 41. Was a bad day and i'm still all keyed up but for no reason. I just don't get it.That's why I came in here. I need answers. Life is too short for this. And i have had enough of it. I know i am just as good as anyone else so why do i freak out in groups of ppl or why do i just feel so off some days. And then one day i feel like i can take on the world. Insane way to live.   (Wed Feb 27 14:47 2008)

How cool! I just found this site, logged in and took the test. When I clicked for the results, I read about a very attractive, fit 41 year old woman who loves bald men. I'm as bald as they come... thus MisterClean. Today is getting better.   (Tue Jan 15 13:08 2008)

About what I expected - not awful but not great. I would figure anything under 30 would be pretty damn good.

As far as the note by "Score60 by Andrew", I am what would be considered a very attractive, fit 41 year old woman and I love bald men. A lot of women out there do. Best is to own it because there is nothing worse than a tupee. There is something very sexy and string about it to women - honestly.

And, as for those who disagree, they wouldn't be for you anyway. Take a look at Yule Brenner, Ed Harris, Bruce Willis and the list goes on.

don't be afraid to show who you are - I bet you are beautiful.   (Fri Nov 30 12:42 2007)

Anxiety attacks that is.
I had a battle with Anxiety/Pannic attacks about 15 years ago. I was on about every med you could think of. one Dr thought they may be small seizures and put me on Klonopin. It seemed to help but not anyware close to 100%. About a year into them I met a Yaqui medicine man and he told me I had a small bruise on my brain from a blow to the haed or a bad recreational drug from when I was younger. He told me to wean myself off klonipin over a few month period and make a tea from dried orange blossoms. Getting off the klonopin was toughf. Twords the end I would start dreaming with my eyes open as soon as I went to bed. I would see spiders falling from the celing it was scary. After drinking the orange blossom tea morning noon and night and as soon as all of the klonopin was out of my system the tea started working better than any other med I took. I drank it everyday for about a year and my anxiety or what ever it was went away.
I was resently in a auto accident and with major back pain and headaches they came back worse than befoer. and Orange blossoms were noware to be found. I've been having attacks twice daily on average. Xanax is the only bandaid but it seems to work only I feel tired and like a zombie. I just found orange blossoms by the pound today online. So I will tell you all if they work as they did before.
My attacks come out of the blue. I could be laughing at a joke one minute and freaking out the next. I don't worry myself into them they just slap me upside the head from no where. Dose this happen to anyone else out there?
I'll know in a few weeks if the orange blossoms work again. It would be interesting to see if they help anyone else. I sware they worked the best out of anything I've tried with no side affects.

Thor   (Sat May 5 0:01 2007)

I got a 48...Not so bad. That's one less thing I have to worry about.   (Thu Apr 12 19:15 2007)

I scored an 80 ! I guess I need to find help!   (Thu Apr 12 3:25 2007)

60 i dont know what is the normal for a average person but it seems high so probably another test to show how much my life is screwing up   (Sat Apr 7 19:36 2007)

Score 59! Nothing to say.   (Wed Jan 10 4:08 2007)

Not a surprise as I have been dealing w/ Meniere's Disease since 2001 and depression that's getting progressively worse for a little over 3 yrs now   (Mon Dec 18 9:39 2006)

I am about to turn 21 and I have developed severe anxiety mainly due to my already receeding hairline. This may seem petty to some people, and if thats you then just don't bother responding. This phobia has consumed my life ever since I graduated high school. I have worn a hat for about 2 and a half years everyday with the exception of formal family events in which my parents have to tell me to take it off. I had to leave an amazing college b/c grades slipped terribly with my depression and racing thoughts. I feel that everything is a slippery slope or a downward spiral. An ironic analogy of that is that ballcaps make you lose your hair faster but i couldn't live without a hat on. I definately can't go in public or be around girls without a hat on The anxious behavior produces results that lead to more stress. I have been taking zoloft for about 4 months and can barely tell a difference. I now take 200 mg a day. I have tried clonopin 1mg and xanax .5mg for sleep, which i don't uderstand why those where prescribed for sleep. The benzos never helped me sleep. I just got done with a script of serequel and it has been a great sleep aid. Anyway, i am still jittery and anxious all day everyday. My mind races and if i don't pay attention I can smoke about a pack of cigs a day. I just feel so sped up throughout the day. Does anyone have any suggestions?    (Mon Oct 30 3:31 2006)

benzos (eg. ativan, zanex, valium,klonipan, etc.) can be highly addictive, and the good efffects don't last long. long term use is never a good idea especially in high doses. withdrawls are horrific. if your dr. is prescribing these to you, seek a second and third opinion before use or discontiuing   (Thu Oct 26 17:46 2006)

i am diagnosed with GAD but my score was 37. was i diagnosed wrong? or having a good day?   (Mon Oct 16 4:40 2006)

I have been reading most of the comments below and the one thing we have in common is we all want help and yet no one can help us ... cure our problem of this unexplainable suffering.

In most cases we do try and yet its just not enough. Is our expectation just to high for us to live by or is the outside world expectation just unrealistic of what we are able to achieve.

I scored a 55 and im having a good day.

Im diagnosed with depression, anxeity & eating disorders. I see the world in a different light i find people are full of crap and have nothing really positive to contribute ... they are walking sheep. And i try so hard to be normal and it just kills my inside.

Coming to this site gives me hope and knowing that i really am not alone .. i am with you guys locked in our safe world.

Love to you all xxx   (Mon Sep 25 17:57 2006)

I am 57 was in VietNam, I did not have
panic attacks untill I was 45 or so.
after awhile you decide not to wory about
death and it gets better.   (Fri Sep 22 1:39 2006)

Thank you to PB "Victory". I am a Christian, but I have not been living a victorious life when it comes to anxiety! I will copy it and share it with a friend.
Thanks!! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME! It's just hard to live what you know sometimes.   (Fri Sep 1 19:24 2006)

i got 55 an im havin a good day!! im 19 suffered for about 5 years a one point was being sick over 30 times a day!!!
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I got a 49., Preliminary studies show that anxious people are
more prone to get these type of soars in the inside of the
mouth. I usually have at least one soar at a time. Sucks to
have to avoid kissing my girlfriend, or not eating pizza, or
drinking orange juice.

Grrrrr!   (Thu Aug 3 0:41 2006)

I'm 25 years old, suffering from agoraphobia and social anxiety. Whenever I leave my house, I shake uncontrolably, can't breathe, can't concentrate, feel light-headed and sometimes even faint. Any  social situation with unknown people and/or places that feel "hard to escape from" trigger it. I currently have no income because it's impossible for me to work, or even shop in this condition, and was recently denied for SSI despite the fact that I've been this way for over 3 years. I'm too nervous to even go to the food stamp office or medicaid to complete the process of application. In the past, I've tried anti-depressants, but they just made my depression worse, and did very little for my anxiety. Right now, I'm on nothing. Mostly because I can't afford it and there is no one in my area that can help with getting me free medicine in a timely manner. Right now, I'm living with a friend, but she can't and shouldn't have to support me. She's already getting things shut off because her 8 dollar an hour job isn't enough to pay the bills and help take care of an extra person. I feel so ashamed, hopeless and doomed.   (Wed Jul 19 22:23 2006)

Anxiety is awful, but my father who has recently had a
stroke keeps tellilng me, this moment in time will pass,
and what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.  I have
been through this before and for the last 12 weeks have
been dealing with it.  They put me on Cipramil the first
time round which worked a treat.  This time they mucked
me around with generic subsidised meds, which really are
not the same as brand meds. So watch for that. :)  Good
luck everyone. Remember you are not alone.   (Mon Jul 10 3:01 2006)

George Bush makes me anxious. Seriously, the world is so damn crazy and getting crazier. Maybe it's just evolution, maybe I'm not supposed to be able to think for myself and see the madness... the future will be there for those that are stong minded and don't care enough.   (Sat Jul 1 5:02 2006)

I have been on Prozac for 20 years, but not working for me anymore.  Someone mentioned Ativan is good.  Is there another name for Ativan.  Other recommendations?

   (Sun Jun 18 21:10 2006)

Yes people from other countries do have bad anxiety......I am from the eastern caribbean and anxiety is making my life a living hell.....I am on atypical antipschotics.I dread when night arrive!   (Fri Jun 16 16:41 2006)

Received a 35, but hopefully will feel batter after this week   (Tue Jun 13 2:29 2006)

hi stewart, I don't suffer from anxiety and have taken the test as part of an assignment i'm doing on this scale. I scored 30.   (Sun Jun 11 1:57 2006)

I am not optimistic, still I love life and just keep happy!   (Mon May 29 7:10 2006)

Poohbear, I hope you check this again.  Please do not lose hope.  You can overcome this.  Talk to a Psychologist, not psychiatrist.  Don't let it take over!  My full story is too long to tell, but I believe you can be normal again.  Don't be afraid or embarassed to get the help that is out there!   (Tue May 16 22:58 2006)

I have wrestled anxiety and depression all my life from childhood.  I am 45 years old and I became a christian at age 18. I began attending a radical church where the pastor gets criticized a lot. But his preaching has really helped me overcome, and without drugs!  First, I got my sins forgiven by Jesus Christ who shed His blood for me.  I just asked Him. (Romans 10:9) But as you may WELL know, people like us don't FEEL right anyway. So I learned that the Bible says to believe it anyway that I am loved by God and forgiven. (John 1:12)I practice resting in that.  Then the pastor at my church preached that we have control over our thoughts. I wanted to scream at him and often I stormed out of church. Like these skinny people say "just stop eating and exercise, your too fat" They just don't understand that it's deeper than that. However, He'd been right before so I did begin to practice and try to control and discipline my mind. "Taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ."(2 Corinthians 10:5)"Whatever things are noble, pure, of good report, whatever is praiseworthy, think on these things and the God of peace will be with you" (Philipians 4:6-9)and "Be ANXIOUS for nothing but in everything by prayer and petition let your requests be made known to God and the PEACE of God which passes understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus!"    At first it was hard work, but after years of keeping on, I can truly say that it works. Through thick and thin too, by the way. In fact, in the griefs of life, God will hold your hand and strenthen you and show you that He'll go down with you and not leave you alone. The trick is believing when you don't feel it and when you don't think you deserve it. Even when it is in you head and not real, He still loves you.  You know you have to let Him teach you to forgive, whether the fault was real or imagined it is real to you and so you must deal with it .  God was sorely mistreated.  Surely He can teach us how to manage day to day forgiveness.  You are what you are thinking! NOT really positive thinking, though that is helpful, but thinking what God says. You are loved accepted and holy by His grace and mercy. It is a gift, you believe it, now run with it. Act on it, rest in it, and tell other people, even when things aren't perfect for you right now. God has not given us a "spirit of fear(worry)but of POWER, LOVE, and a SOUND MIND(self control)"(2Tim 1:7) These are His gifts.  Reach out and grab them; make them your own! I did it and He is real and the victory is real. I am not talking about the manic high days that give way to low,low,low days. I am talking about a steady 'day in, day out' working of God's Father-ness in your life. Let Him love you.  Believe He does, and that He understands you better than you do yourself. "You have searched me and known me,"(Ps 139)  I need to tell you that, even though I have to catch myself often not appreciating what I have and being discouraged and depressed for no reason, I am definitely not hopeless like I used to be. I have learned to catch myself.  "There is no fear in love because perfect love casts out all fear"(1John 4:18) The love is there. He understands that you're not perfect, that's why he died on the cross. Receive the love, the forgiveness and give it out to others too. Sharing goodness makes you feel SO GOOD!  It doesn't earn you heaven, but it lifts you up.  Unthankfulness and self absorbtion is the number one cause of depression in my life.  Cast it to the wind and give yourself to others. "He who seeks to save his life will lose it but he who lays it down will have it for eternity"(Matt 16:25) "Anyone who drinks of the water that I give him will have living water"(John 4:14) Now you might stop me here and say "I tried that and it doesn't work for me."  Well to that I say first, you must give it time, a boring, steady, day by day giving of yourself to God and others.  Second I say that the more peace you want the more you have to surrender to the Lord Jesus.  Not some psycho demon's tormenting idea of what He wants from you, but a simple surrender to Him as He is revealed in the Bible.  Let Him lead you by His word.  Don't be afraid to do radical things like tithe or go to church regularly, worship Him in song or prayer out loud (start out by singing along to a praise music album or singing the hymns in a hymnal to Him when you're alone)  Don't be embarassed.  God created you and longs to hear your heartfelt worship or your tears.  Cry to Him, sing to Him, hurl your burdens upon Him and let Him keep them. Give it some time and you'll look back and see that you've made progress.  Oh, one more thing. When you mess up, and you will because we're not perfect and anxiety people tend to be perfectionists and shocked and upset when we fail because we think we should be perfect at everything to be accepted, remember what Jesus said: "Neither do I condemn you, (BUT) Go and sin no more"(    (Sun Mar 12 0:30 2006)

i scored 38 .
not so good and not so bad.
   (Wed Mar 1 11:29 2006)

i scored a 57 on this test. I scored high anxiety on the other test. It is going to take me a year to wean off my meds I read everybodys notes and think what help is there for me. Oneof you are a teeamger who has suffered for 4 years. Also there is a person who has suffered for 57 years. life is great or at least it used to be. Now i sit and wonder when im going to die. i want to tell my kidsthat i love them i want to hold my hsuband in my arms i want to feel better. i read everyones notes and wonder will i ever get better? does anyone ever get better? is this as hopeless as it looks? some one tell me something that will help!!!!
   (Sat Feb 18 1:29 2006)

i aqm 17 years old and i have been strungling with anxiety for about 4 years now. i have been taking Paxil Cr (25mg) but as you can see by my test results i have bad bad anxiety...lately i have been to the doctors to get blood work and have a urinalysis taken...i am scared almost all day. or worried . i always have symptoms sometimes out of no where and when they occur it feels brand new to me... it sux..everyone tells my oh your fine..but i really dont feel it..somedays i have anxiety...ALL DAY!...alright well im going to try and get an up on my meds...thanks for letting people no there not alone
   (Tue Jan 31 17:58 2006)

I just scored a 64.  I alos have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and fibromyalgia syndrome.  They all play together to equal misery and disability.  I have an excellent counselor, am on wellbutrin and perhaps I will see some relief with one or the other.   (Sat Jan 28 17:20 2006)

I have been fighting anxiety and depression it seems most of my adult life,57 years. Have been to consuling, Doctors, went spirtual trying to figure out my life and self medication( drugs and alcohol. It seems they all worked for awile, at least I thought they did. Had been doing real well until my wife of 25yrs left two days after Christmas and my expecting daughter moved in. I guess everything for a reason, trying not to control my life and let it just happen.   (Mon Jan 16 21:21 2006)

Just tell the world what "normal" is and we can all aspire to it. But be aware of the Chinese proverb...

"Be carefull what you wish for"

All have problems, not all have working solutions.

I don't mean to be hard, and if you think I, or anyone else can help... Keep posting.

Regards,

Stewart   (Tue Jan 10 7:40 2006)

I don't know but you make sense to me.   (Tue Jan 10 7:30 2006)

DON’T PANIC! (Sorry couldn't help it)!!!

I am sorry, and more sorry as this appears to be so subjective; I have just undertaken all the tests and range from:

"Who cares"

to

"Be concerned, be very concerned"

I may be wrong but I think finding a good counsellor, and ultimately finding yourself is more important than a test! Particularly when you evaluate a score without any "value input" (for want of a better expression).

How good a driver are you? Answer these questions.

How good a person are you? Answer these questions.

I THINK the answer is in the evaluation of the answers.

Would you ask someone that thought they were an alcoholic or a teetotaller to judge if you were an alcoholic?

More importantly:

Would you ask somebody that thought that they might be suffering from anxiety to judge your anxiety levels?

YOU JUST DID!!!

I have been diagnosed with anxiety (15yrs ago).

I took xanax on and off for the last 15yrs.

I have a few answers that apply to me.

I have lots of questions…

One of those questions is…

“Do self-evaluation questionnaires do more good than harm, or do they just feed the problem”?

It is (I think) common knowledge that if you ask the same question of the same person the answer can change dramatically dependant upon their mood on the day.

How many people that don’t suffer from anxiety take these tests voluntarily?

My apologies, I feel I am just “harping on” now, which wasn’t my aim.

Kind regards,

Stewart   (Tue Jan 10 7:13 2006)

Sufferes of anxiety also have a lot of hypochondria. I've been having my first serious attack now for 4 months. I've had strong paranoia of the medications (klonopin) and have tried to stop taking it many times because I suddently became scared of the addiction or believed symptoms were actually side effects. Remember everyone - we are our own worst enemies. Just calm down and try to accept the situation and we'll all come out OK and probably better off. it really is amazing how many symptoms anxiety can create. And the symptoms create more anxiety! what fragile creatures we seem to be...   (Sun Jan 1 14:16 2006)

45 w/o xanax i would probably be like 70   (Mon Dec 26 20:30 2005)

muummm, scored 43. That's about right. I get these weeks where I feel fine and then I will get a doozy of a panic attack. I mostly get anxious and nauseous in the morning and always get really bad nightmares: I wake up tired: it sucks    (Thu Dec 15 11:25 2005)

My number is a 62 and I am only 21 years old. Now I really think this is bad. Should I go to the doctor about this?   (Mon Nov 14 18:48 2005)

scored a 28 on hamilton, and a 51 on zung.  have taken anti depressants in the past and the side effects always have me disgusted and in withdrawals in months.  ativan is wonderful.  watching the news is my downfall. everything in it excites my anxiety and i fear the worst constantly.  i have horrible dreams and the worst feelings of utter sickness follow them for days.  i stop breathing in my sleep and hear high pitched ringing in my ears as if my mind is detaching from my body.  this has not happened in about two years, but it plagued me for at least 11 of my 28 years. anxiety is a terrible foe and even worse to face alone.  what disgusts me the most is that uneducated people laugh it off as a figment of my imagination.   (Tue Nov 8 18:14 2005)

Scored 55,well it feels a lot worse,sometimes feels like i am leaving my body,i get such a horrific axiety attack that it feels like im going to die,have no problems going anywere,lots of dizzy spells,valiumand librium well did not work,anti depressants are not in my list my body rejects them   (Tue Nov 8 0:17 2005)

I have a major case of severe anxiety.  I have started taking Lexapro and I've seen an improvement.  I still worry about everything, but it doesn't seem to last as long.  Before, I would worry for days about everything from the bills to which type of toilet paper to buy.  Now, I still worry about the bills and such, but for about 10 minutes at a time instead.  My anxiety is getting better, but is not cured.  My boyfriend is so thankful.  I was literally driving him nuts with my anxiety.  I thought everyone worries, but I guess not like me.  I didn't realize that it wasn't normal.  It felt normal to me since I've been like this all of my life.  Every since I can remember, I've always felt worry and fear.  The fear, I don't know what it is of, but I'm always afraid of something.  Life with anxiety and phobias stinks.  I just want to feel normal.   (Thu Nov 3 17:28 2005)

Scored 53. I have tingling in toes so bad, unable to sleep. Anxiety driven. Wish i was able to do something to lessen the symptoms.    (Mon Oct 31 6:41 2005)

i scored a 46 i suffer from major anxiety and stress can anyone help??   (Sat Oct 29 17:54 2005)

I highly recommend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Simple as it sounds, the biggest help to me was to realize that what I most needed to do was whatever I most didn't want to do. Giving in to the feelings of anxiety by avoidance only compound the problem. In other words, all you have to fear is fear itself. The other was to realize that anxiety is one big feedback loop, anxious thoughts to anxious somaticism and back again. Whatever you do to achieve relief short of breaking that cycle only reinforces the whole experience. Avoidance, drugs, agression will bring temporary relief, but that reward reinforces the whole behavioral pathway and makes it all stronger the next time. Break the cycle!   (Sun Oct 9 8:17 2005)

hi i scored 42 nice to see not on my own yet i feel like it at times i suffer with anxiety and i fear doing things but i make myself cause i no next time wil be harder i hav anxiety now i ask why as i  hav no worries at this momment i wish it would go away but i have to learn to live with it and if its any help i hav had a break down and i cum throu it on my own and i am raising to kids i hav no family and wat friends i have are all married and i dont like to bother them good luc to you all    (Fri Sep 30 7:41 2005)