Assess your stress levels with this self-assessment by Catherine Pearson to catch burnout early and begin practicing much-needed self-care.
The 10 questions here won’t give you any kind of clinical diagnosis, but they can help clarify how depleted you feel — so hopefully you can get the help you need.
Score each statement from 1-5:
- 1- Not at all
- 2- A little
- 3- Somewhat
- 4- Moderately so
- Very much so
I get or feel easily irritated with my children.
I feel that I am not the good parent that I used to be to my children.
I wake up exhausted at the thought of another day with my children.
I find joy in parenting my children.
I have guilt about being a working parent, which affects how I parent my children.
I feel as if I am in survival mode as a parent.
Parenting my children is stressful.
I lose my temper easily with my children.
I feel overwhelmed trying to balance my job and parenting responsibilities.
I am doing a good job being a parent.
Explore the full article and interactive assessment published by The New York Times.