10/29/2025
How Vulnerable Are You To STRESS?
How Vulnerable Are You to Stress?
Hypnosis is an Effective Intervention to increase your wellness!
Stress Facts:
Stress is responsible for 85% of all Dr. Visits.
Stress greatly reduces the immune system leaving us vulnerable to Colds, flu and even Covid 19.
Research has shown that stress is responsible of a significant number of hospital infections including MRSA.
Stress affects us:
Physically, Emotionally and Behaviorally
3 ways to deal with stress.
Alter the situation or your approach to it. Avoid the situation or Accept the situation
Hypnosis is an effective intervention to all situations related to stress.
The following test was developed by psychologists Lyle H. Miller and Alma Dell Smith at Boston University Medical Center. Score each item from 1 (almost always) to 5 (never), according to how each applies to you.
_____ 1. I eat at least one hot, balanced meal a day.
_____ 2. I get seven to eight hours of sleep at least four nights a week.
_____ 3. I give and receive affection regularly.
_____ 4. I have at least one relative within 50 miles on whom I can rely.
_____ 5. I exercise to the point of perspiration at least twice a week.
_____ 6. I smoke less than half a pack of ci******es a day.
_____ 7. I take fewer than five alcoholic drinks a week.
_____ 8. I am the appropriate weight for my height.
_____ 9. I have an income adequate to meet my basic needs.
_____ 10. I get strength from my religious beliefs.
_____ 11. I regularly attend club or social activities.
_____ 12. I have a network of friends and acquaintances.
_____ 13. I have one or more friends to confide in about personal matters.
_____ 14. I am in good health (including eye sight, hearing, dental).
_____ 15. I can speak openly about my feelings when angry or worried.
_____ 16. I have regular conversations with the people I live with about domestic problems, e.g., chores, money and daily living issues.
_____ 17. I do something for fun at least once a week.
_____ 18. I can organize my time effectively.
_____ 19. I drink fewer than three cups of coffee, tea or cola drinks per day.
_____ 20. I take quiet time for myself during the day.
_____ TOTAL minus 20 = ________________
To get your score, add up the figures and subtract 20. Any number over 30 indicates a vulnerability to stress. You are seriously vulnerable if your score is between 50 and 75, and extremely vulnerable if it is over 75.
Circle one: I am vulnerable / seriously vulnerable / extremely vulnerable
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