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Stress Load Calculator Based on the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory — one of the most replicated stress research tools. Select every event that has happened to you in the past 12 months.
Tick everything that applies — significant events create cumulative stress even when they are positive, planned, or happened a while ago.
Relationships & family
Divorce or separation from a long-term partner + 58 End of a significant relationship + 45 Getting married or entering a civil partnership + 50 Having a baby or adopting a child + 39 Major conflict with family members + 29 Pregnancy (own or partner's) + 39
Loss & health
Death of a close family member or friend + 63 Serious personal illness or injury + 53 Serious illness of a close family member + 44
Work & finance
Job loss or retrenchment + 47 Starting a new job or major career change + 36 Significant financial difficulty or debt + 38 Serious conflict with a colleague or manager + 23 Sustained high stress at work over 3+ months + 35
Life changes
Moving home or relocating to a new country + 20 Legal trouble or court proceedings + 29 Retirement + 26 Starting or completing a major study programme + 20 Significant period of loneliness or social isolation + 30 Taking on primary caregiving responsibilities + 32
Current stress load score 0
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