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WellbeingResearch-grade· Generalised-anxiety symptom set (WHO, NHS, NIMH)

Original 12 items, not the GAD-7 — we do not administer the clinical screener.

Worry Check-In, Free 12-Question Self-Reflection

A short self-reflection on recent worry, tension, and restlessness across daily life. 12 questions, instant summary. This is a self-reflection tool, not a clinical diagnosis.

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The basics

What is the Worry Check-In?

The Worry Check-In is a 12-question self-reflection on the kinds of worry, tension, and restlessness that many people experience day to day. It covers patterns like persistent worry, difficulty relaxing, irritability, and physical tension.

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It helps to be clear about what this is and isn't. Clinicians use validated, scored instruments, like the GAD-7, alongside a full interview and personal history to evaluate anxiety. This check-in is not that. It doesn't produce a clinical score, it can't diagnose anything, and a high or low result here proves nothing on its own. What it can do is help you notice patterns and decide whether they're worth raising with someone qualified.

This is a self-reflection tool, not a clinical diagnosis. If your results resonate or you are struggling, talk to a licensed professional.

What you get

What You'll Discover

A snapshot of your recent worry and tension patterns
Which patterns show up most in your day
Practical coping ideas that tend to help
A clear summary you can share with a professional if you want to
The difference between everyday worry and worry that's started to interfere
How tension may be showing up in your sleep, focus, and body

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  • No. This is a self-reflection tool, not a clinical diagnosis. Only a licensed professional can evaluate you properly. Use the result as a conversation starter if it feels useful.

  • It looks at how often recent worry, tension, restlessness, and nervousness show up in your daily life. It is a short reflection, not an assessment.

  • If these patterns cause real difficulty, consider talking to a licensed professional. In the meantime, common helpful approaches include controlled breathing, limiting caffeine, regular movement, sleep, and talking to someone you trust.

  • No. The GAD-7 is a validated clinical screening tool that professionals use as part of a proper evaluation. This check-in is an informal self-reflection, it borrows the everyday idea of noticing worry patterns but is not a scored clinical instrument and shouldn't be treated as one.

  • Worry is a normal, even useful human response to uncertainty. It's worth paying closer attention when it becomes persistent, hard to switch off, out of proportion to the situation, or when it starts interfering with sleep, work, relationships, or daily decisions. Duration and interference matter more than intensity in any single moment.

  • Often, yes. Tension, a racing heart, shallow breathing, stomach upset, restlessness, and trouble sleeping are common physical companions of worry. Because these are also symptoms of medical conditions, persistent physical symptoms are worth discussing with a doctor rather than assuming they're 'just anxiety'.

  • About 1 minute, it's 12 questions answered on how often each pattern has shown up recently. You get an instant summary you can keep for yourself or bring to a conversation with a professional.

  • Your responses generate your summary and aren't a medical record. Treat the result as a private prompt for reflection. If anything in it concerns you, the most useful next step is a conversation with someone qualified, not a label from a web page.

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Discover your Worry Check-In profile. 12 questions, 1 min.

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For hiring teams

Keep this one out of the hiring decision

This screener touches health. A screener is not a diagnosis, and questions about health or disability before an offer are restricted in many jurisdictions.

A checklist of recent symptoms. It moves with what is going on in a life, so it describes a period rather than a person.

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