Stress List

(A list of life's major stresses and
how to start dealing with your own stress)

Below is a list of life's stressful events as compiled and scored by psychologists.

Use this list only to see where you fall on the "stress scale" in your life today.  To do this, check the ones that relate to you right now (in other words, the events which are happening in your life now, or have happened recently).   Then, add up the numbers to the left of all the ones you checked and you'll get a "stress score".

Use the chart below the list to determine where you are on the "stress scale".

Your "Stress Score" and Health:

SCORE	STRESS LEVEL	HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
50-150	Low	30% chance of a stress-related illness
150-299	Moderate	50% chance of a stress-related illness
300+	High	80% chance of a stress-related illness

If you have a lot of stress in your life, CLICK HERE to learn how to reduce and manage stress better

Personal comment: I noticed (as maybe you have) that there is nothing on this list about the death of one of your children as one of life's most stressful events - which I would consider as THE most stressful event imaginable. I have experienced this in my family (not me thankfully, but two of my family members have had their children die in accidents). This, I believe, would rate even higher than 100 on the stress score (which is the rating for the death of a spouse). And while the death of a spouse would certainly be unbelievably traumatic (i.e., stressful and deserving of a '100' score) the death of my child would be at least as painful/stressful. I'm not sure why the psychologist(s) who created this list left that off the list. In any case, if you've experienced this terrible event, rate it at whatever level you feel is appropriate.

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