Anxiety pattern screening

How to score: For each question, select one option (A–D). At the end, count how many A, B, C, and D answers you chose. Your highest total is your best-fit pattern. If there is a tie, use the tie-breaker below.

1) When anxiety begins, what usually shows up first?

A Physical sensations (tight chest, racing heart, nausea, shaking, heat, shortness of breath)
B Worry thoughts or mental spirals (what-ifs, catastrophizing, mental checking)
C Concern about health, symptoms, or “something being wrong” medically
D Overload or depletion (too much demand, too little recovery, feeling worn down)

2) What is most central when you feel anxious?

A The body feels “off,” unsafe, or on high alert even without a clear reason
B The mind won’t stop running scenarios and trying to prevent bad outcomes
C Monitoring sensations, reassurance-seeking about symptoms, or fear of missing a serious condition
D Feeling behind, trapped by responsibilities, emotionally flat, or running on fumes

3) When you try to “think your way out of it,” what usually happens?

A Logic doesn’t shift the body much; sensations keep driving the experience
B The mind finds another angle to worry about or another uncertainty to solve
C You may feel briefly reassured, then symptoms return and the checking cycle restarts
D It feels less like fear and more like strain; the system is taxed and recovery is limited

4) What is your most common “anxiety loop”?

A Sensation → alarm → more sensation (feedback loop in the body)
B Thought → threat interpretation → more thoughts (mental escalation)
C Symptom → interpretation → checking/reassurance → temporary relief → repeat
D Demand → depletion → less tolerance → more stress response → repeat

5) Which description fits your attention during anxiety?

A Tracking the body and scanning for internal changes
B Tracking potential problems and trying to anticipate outcomes
C Tracking health signals and searching for certainty about symptoms
D Tracking obligations, time, performance, and what you can’t keep up with

6) What tends to trigger your anxiety most reliably?

A Sensations, stimulants, sleep disruption, or body-state shifts
B Uncertainty, decisions, relationships, or future-oriented “what if” themes
C Health-related information, bodily sensations, medical news, or stories about illness
D Prolonged pressure, workload, caregiving strain, or lack of recovery time

7) What does “relief” look like when it happens?

A The body settles, even if thoughts are still present
B The mind stops looping and uncertainty feels tolerable again
C You get reassurance, a normal check, or a convincing explanation for symptoms
D You finally rest, reduce demand, or regain a sense of capacity

8) Which problem are you most often trying to solve?

A “Why does my body feel like this?”
B “What if something goes wrong?”
C “What if this is a serious health issue?”
D “How do I keep up?”

9) When anxiety is present for weeks, what tends to be most noticeable?

A Ongoing physiological arousal (tension, GI symptoms, restlessness, fatigue from alertness)
B Ongoing mental preoccupation (rumination, worry, planning, overthinking)
C Ongoing symptom-monitoring (checking body, repeated reassurance, fear of missing something)
D Ongoing depletion (irritability, low motivation, reduced tolerance, feeling worn down)

10) If you had to choose one label for your most common pattern:

A Body-focused
B Mind-focused
C Health-focused
D Stress or burnout-driven

Tie-breaker: If two categories are tied, choose the one that best matches questions 1–3. If you still feel unsure, read both result pages and start with the one that feels most accurate.

Body-focused result


Mind-focused result


Health-focused result


Stress or burnout result

Educational content only. This tool does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are in immediate danger or considering self-harm, call your local emergency number or go to the nearest emergency department.