I frequently notice my hands shake when I try to do something.
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I worry over money and business.
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I cannot keep my mind on one thing.
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I work under a great deal of tension.
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I have very few headaches.
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I believe I am no more nervous than most others.
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I am troubled by attackes of nausea.
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I do not tire quickly.
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My sleep is fitful and disturbed.
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I have had periods in which I lost sleep over worry.
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I have a great deal of stomach trouble.
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I am seldom troubled by constipation.
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I hardly ever notice my heart pounding and I am seldom short of
breath.
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Sometimes when I'm embarrassed I break out in a sweat, which
annoys me greatly.
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I sweat very easily, even on cool days.
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My hands and feet are usually warm enough.
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I have nightmares every few nights.
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I am often afraid that I am going to blush.
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I practically never blush.
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I worry quite a bit about possible misfortunes.
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I have diarrhea once a month or more.
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I blush no more often than others.
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I am entirely self-confident.
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I shink from facing a crisis or difficulty.
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I sometimes feel that I am about to go to pieces.
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I am certainly lacking in self-confidence.
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At times I think I am no good at all.
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Life is a strain for me much of the time.
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I am a high-strung person.
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I am inclined to take things hard.
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I find it hard to keep my mind on a task or job.
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I certainly feel useless at times.
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I have been afraid of things or people that I know could not hurt me.
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I have very few fears compared to my friends.
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I must admit that I have at times been worried beyond reason over
something that really did not matter.
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I have sometimes felt that difficulties were piling up so high
that I could not overcome them.
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Sometimes I become so excited that I find it hard to get to sleep.
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I have periods of such great restlessness that I cannot sit long
in a chair.
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It makes me nervous to have to wait.
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I feel anxiety about something or someone almost all the time.
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I cry easily.
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I am usually calm and not easily upset.
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I wish I could be as happy as others seem to be.
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I frequently find myself worrying about things.
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I am more sensitive than most other people.
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I am easily embarrassed.
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Reference: Taylor, J. (1953). A personality scale of manifest anxiety. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 48, 285-290.
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