After taking the suggested tests: Stress Inventory, Coping & Stress Mangement, and Type A Personality test, I have come to realize that I at my current state in life, I might not be in the best stage to handle a ton of stress.
According to the Stress Inventory, I scored a 233, which puts me in the category of at least a 50% chance of mental breakdowns in the next two years. That feels reassuring! I do have a lot going on right now, but I am not quite I warrant breakdown level. I guess it might depend on what you define breakdown as. According to the Coping & Stress Management Skills Test, I scored a 48, which indicated I had a Problem Focused Coping issue. Since I am not willing to pay, it was pretty minimal in the diagnosis. That being said, my score was colored red, so I know it was not good. I do think that this test might be a bit over generalized and doesn’t quite align with me perfectly. Lastly, the Type A Personality Test scored me as 36 which was red, so I assume that means not the greatest. The most telling of the summary of me was “Your interactions with others, while characterized by warmth and tolerance the majority of the time, may occasionally be tinged with impatience and hostility.” This may be true or just might be how I am feeling at the moment.
All the tests aside, I feel like I handle stress relatively well considering all the things that are going on in my life. That being said, I can appreciate these test scores and try to think more critically in my life about how stressors affect me.
