Simple Test
Stress Self-Check
12 questions on your past month: a stress score out of 48, your level and type, plus tips (not a diagnosis)
Feeling on edge or worn out lately? These 12 questions, written by Giggleus, look at tension, worry, sleep, focus, irritability, physical symptoms and how well you're coping over the past month. It takes a minute or two.
Before you start
- • Answer based on the past month
- • There are no right or wrong answers — be honest
- • Go with your first instinct
Please note
A screening self-check for personal reference, not a medical diagnosis. It isn't the PSS or any other validated scale — the questions are Giggleus's own.
Your answers stay on your device — nothing is stored or sent.
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Feeling on edge, sleeping badly or running on empty? This stress self-check uses 12 questions written by Giggleus to look back at the past month: tension, worry, irritability, physical symptoms, sleep and focus, plus how well you're coping. Each answer scores 0 to 4 for a total of 0 to 48, and the three coping questions are reverse-scored.
Your result shows your score, one of four levels — low, mild, building or high — and the area where stress shows up most for you (emotional, physical, sleep & focus, or low reserves), with practical tips. It is not the PSS or any other validated scale, the cut-offs are Giggleus's own, and your answers stay on your device. It's a reference check, not a medical diagnosis.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What is this stress test based on?
A. It uses 12 questions written by Giggleus, not the PSS or another validated scale. Nine cover stress signs like tension, worry, sleep and focus, and three cover coping and are reverse-scored, for a total of 0 to 48.
Q. What does my stress score mean?
A. 0–11 is low, 12–23 mild, 24–35 building and 36–48 high stress. These are Giggleus's own reference ranges, not clinical cut-offs. You also see which area — emotional, physical, sleep & focus or low reserves — scored highest on average.
Q. Can this test diagnose stress or burnout?
A. No. It's a reference self-check, not a diagnosis, and your answers stay on your device. If stress has been affecting your sleep, work or relationships for a while, talk to a doctor or mental-health professional.