The Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale Understanding the Impact of Long-Term Stress Help to Reset and Repair

When you feel stressed, it's too late to stress about being stressed, it's time to analyse, reset and repair. 

Personally, I use a tool called the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale to quantify, identify and strategise.

I recommend it to you. It may actually help, and if it doesn't chances are Workers First​ can.

Don't burn out because you didn't see the signs.

The Stress Scale

To score your stress levels, simply select Yes or No for each of the events in the Statements column that have happened to you in the last year. Then click Calculate My Total.

This table is taken from "The Social Readjustment Rating Scale", Thomas H. Holmes and Richard H. Rahe, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Volume 11, Issue 2, August 1967, Pages 213-218, Copyright © 1967 Published by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to reproduce granted by the publisher.

1   Death of spouse (100)

2   Divorce (73)

3   Marital separation (65)

4   Jail term (63)

5   Death of close family member (63)

6   Personal injury or illness (53)

7   Marriage (50)

8   Fired at work (47)

9   Marital reconciliation (45)

10 Retirement (45)

11 Change in health of family member (44)

12 Pregnancy (40)

13 Sex difficulties (39)

14 Gain of new family member (39)

15 Business readjustment (39)

16 Change in financial state (38)

17 Death of close friend (37)

18 Change to a different line of work (36)

19 Change in number of arguments with spouse (35)

20 A large mortgage or loan (31)

21 Foreclosure of mortgage or loan (30)

22 Change in responsibilities at work (29)

23 Son or daughter leaving home (29)

24 Trouble with in-laws (29)

25 Outstanding personal achievement (28)

26 Spouse begins or stops work (26)

27 Begin or end school/college (26)

28 Change in living conditions (25)

29 Revision of personal habits (24)

30 Trouble with boss (23)

31 Change in work hours or conditions (20)

32 Change in residence (20)

33 Change in school/college (20)

34 Change in recreation (19)

35 Change in church activities (19)

36 Change in social activities (18)

37 A moderate loan or mortgage (17)

38 Change in sleeping habits (16)

39 Change in number of family get-togethers (15)

40 Change in eating habits (15)

41 Vacation (13)

42 Christmas (12)

43 Minor violations of the law (11)

Total = 

11-150 You have only a low to moderate chance of becoming ill in the near future.

150-299 You have a moderate to high chance of becoming ill in the near future.

300-600 You have a high or very high risk of becoming ill in the near future.

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