Anxiety Self-Check Quiz

Many people have feelings of fear or worry sometimes. When these feelings begin to impact your life and well-being, asking for support from others may be helpful.

This quiz may help you learn more about anxiety and when to seek support. It cannot provide you with a diagnosis. If you are worried you might have an anxiety disorder, see a doctor, psychologist, or psychiatrist for a diagnosis.

Please read each statement and select the one that shows how much the statement applied to you.

Acknowledgment: The GAD-7 was developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.

Reference: Mossman, S. A., Luft, M. J., Schroeder, H. K., Varney, S. T., Fleck, D. E., Barzman, D. H., ... & Strawn, J. R. (2017). The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale in adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder: signal detection and validation. Annals of clinical psychiatry: official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists, 29(4), 227.

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Anxiety Self-Check Quiz

Your Results

Your answers suggest anxiety symptoms haven’t been much of a problem for you in the past week. Everyone gets a bit anxious from time to time. Sometimes it’s actually helpful and motivates us to do our best. Usually mild anxiety disappears after the situation is over.

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What You Should Know

This self-check only asks about some symptoms of anxiety. You may have other symptoms which are not covered in this self-check. These results should not be the only information you use to make decisions about your mental health.

Anxiety is often connected to thinking negatively about things. You can learn how to spot thinking patterns connected to anxiety and learn ways to shift them to keep anxiety in check.

Symptoms related to depression often occur at the same time as symptoms of anxiety. You may want to also take the Depression Self-Check Quiz to see if you are having any symptoms related to depression.

What You Can Do

Based on your answers, we recommend:

Learning more about anxiety and how to prevent it from becoming a problem in your life.
Check out Apps and Tools if you want to learn specific skills for managing anxiety.
To find support in your community, online or over the phone, you can explore Foundry Support Services.

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Anxiety Self-Check Quiz

Your Results

Your answers suggest you’ve been experiencing some anxiety recently. It could be related to something that is happening in your life and will likely disappear when the situation improves. Talking with someone you trust and feel safe with can be really helpful. Not sure where to start? Check out the Tips for Talking with Someone.

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What You Should Know

Anxiety is often connected to thinking negatively about things. You can learn how to spot thinking patterns connected to anxiety and learn ways to shift them to keep anxiety in check.

What You Can Do

Based on your answers, we recommend:

Check out Apps and Tools if you want to learn specific skills for managing anxiety.
To find support in your community, online or over the phone, you can explore Foundry Support Services.
Learning more about anxiety and how to prevent it from becoming a problem in your life.

What You Should Know

Anxiety is often connected to thinking negatively about things. You can learn how to spot thinking patterns connected to anxiety and learn ways to shift them to keep anxiety in check.

What You Can Do

Based on your answers, we recommend:

To find support in your community, online or over the phone, you can explore Foundry Support Services.
Check out Apps and Tools if you want to learn specific skills for managing anxiety.
Learning more about anxiety and how to prevent it from becoming a problem in your life.