Do I Need Mental Health Counseling?

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Do I Need Mental Health Counseling?

Do You Need Mental Health Counseling?

Rate yourself according to how much impact your current problems have on your ability to function in normal daily life. The numbers at the end of each answer option indicate level of interference with normal life; the higher the number, the more troublesome the impact. One option for each question is provided if there is little to no impact on your life at all. Your results will be emailed to you and to me. PLEASE NOTE: This quiz may not function in the Internet Explorer browser. Mozilla Firefox will work best.

I have worries and fears that:

I tolerate well, are momentary or fleeting, and cause little if any side effects for me [1]

occupy my thoughts too much, but with effort I can refocus [2]

prompt conflicts with co-workers, friends, family members [3]

make it impossible to keep a job [4]

make me paranoid all the time, or make me revolve my life around avoiding provoking situations [5]

lead me to have thoughts of violence to others, suicide, or other extreme types of harming myself [6]

I have sadness, grief, or frequently changing moods that:

I use to inform or teach me about my attachments and desires [1]

feel depressed or unusually excited, where friends tell me to get a grip [2]

make it seem I'll never be happy again, make me irritable or agitated all the time, feel crazy [3]

have caused a loss of interest in fun, friends, conversation, or working at anything [4]

keep me in bed for days or weeks, or make me rage at minor frustrations and disappointments [5]

have caused me to plan/take acts of revenge, do things that injure myself or others [6]

I have emotions I don't like feeling and my coping mechanisms are resulting in:

helping me examine my feelings, and make different / wiser choices [1]

give occasional symptoms of distress, which don't last but are briefly disruptive to normal life [2]

picking arguments with family and friends, or skipping work [3]

withdrawing from friends, engaging in risky behaviors, getting obsessed with coping activities[4]

over-use of prescription or illegal drugs, food, sex, religion, exercise, or any other escape activity [5]

suicide attempts, other extreme violence, being incoherent, having inappropriate responses [6]

I have behaviors or symptoms that are:

serving me well in my commitment to move forward with my goals and dreams [1]

mildly annoying or that create infrequent, minor difficulty for me and others [2]

frequent & difficult for me to stop [3]

seriously dysfunctional or disruptive, and cause lots of trouble for me and others [4]

show very poor judgment, very faulty thinking or really bad communication skills [5]

indicative of a major impairment in personal functioning, repeated personal endangerment [6]

Relationships or situations of the past or present:

have had their normal tensions, but are overall satifying and rewarding for me [1]

cause me some concern or frustration or lost sleep, but I can usually work things out [2]

have been unhappy, unsatisfying, and I dwell on what went wrong much of the time [3]

have damaged me so much that it's hard to make or keep friends, or a job [4]

make me extremely defensive or abusive, or cause me to neglect my responsibilities [5]

traumatized me so much that I have attempted suicide, or I've totaly withrawn from the world [6]

Because of these issues in my life, I:

think I have gained wisdom and empathy for others [1]

may be frustrated by some situations but I have developed a wide range of coping skills [2]

feel angry, scared, or helpless more days than I feel happy and empowered [3]

keep to myself, shut out others' concern, or engage in very unhealthy habits [4]

am taking my emotions out on others[5]

feeling that life really isn't worth living [6]

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This self-assessment quiz is based on the Global Assessment of Functioning scale in the

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV-TR) published

by the Americal Psychiatric Association. It has

not been scientifically validated and is not intended as a diagnostic tool.

The quiz is provided for self-help education purposes only.