Mental Health Monitor

  • Mental Health Monitor

    This scale is a self-report measure of coping levels.

  • Indicate below how much you have been affected by each symptom during the past two weeks.
  • How often did you feel unsteady on your feet?*
  • How often did you fear the worst happening?*
  • How often did you feel nervous?*
  • How often did your thoughts race?*
  • How often did you feel like you were choking?*
  • How often did your hands shake?*
  • How often did you feel terrified or afraid?*
  • How often did you fear losing control?*
  • How often did you have difficulty breathing?*
  • How often did you fear dying?*
  • How often did you have indigestion?*
  • How often did your legs feel wobbly/shaky?*
  • How often did your face feel flush?*
  • How often did you feel numbness or tingling?*
  • How often did you have hot or cold sweats?*
  • How often did you feel faint or lightheaded?*
  • How often was your heart pounding or racing?*
  • How often were you unable to relax?*
  • How often did you feel agitated or irritable?*
  • How often did you feel tension in your body?*

  • Continue to indicate how much you have been affected by each symptom during the past two weeks.

  • How often did you have difficulty concentrating or making decisions?*
  • How often did your worrying disturb your sleep?*
  • How often have you felt sad or hopeless?*
  • How often did you neglect responsibilities because of substance use?*
  • How often did you have nightmares?*
  • How often did you use more of a substance than you intended to?*
  • How often did you lose your appetite?*
  • How often did you use a substance to cope?*
  • How often did feel down/low for most of the day?*
  • How often did feel overwhelmed and unable to cope?*
  • How often did you experience withdrawal symptoms when you stopped using a substance?*
  • How often did you felt like you were detached from the present moment, or like you were watching the world through a foggy window?*
  • How often did feel so anxious that you avoided a person or situation?*
  • How often did your mood limit what you could do in a day?*
  • How often did you feel exhausted or lacking in energy, even when you've had enough rest?*
  • How often did you withdraw from social activities or hobbies you used to enjoy?*
  • How often did you felt disconnected from your emotions, or like you were experiencing them from a distance?*
  • How often did you have difficulty remembering important details about events or conversations?*
  • How often did you have difficulty remembering important details about events or conversations?*
  • How often did you felt like you were moving in slow motion or that time was moving too quickly?*
  • How often did you continue to use a substance despite it causing problems in your relationships?*
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  • Your Coping is still at a manageable Level. Now is the best time to use your coping strategies before symptoms escalate.

  • You are struggling to cope. If your current Coping Strategies are not working well enough, it is important that you seek additional resources urgently.

  • Your anxiety is still at a manageable Level. Now is the best time to use your coping strategies before symptoms escalate.

  • Your anxiety is affecting your functioning and well-being. If your current Coping Strategies are not working well enough, it is important that you seek additional resources urgently. Anxiety has the potential to escalate and symptoms should be taken seriously.

  • Your anxiety is still at a manageable Level.

  • You are experiencing panic attacks. This is not within the healthy or functional range of anxiety and should be actively addressed.  Panic symptoms rarely resolve on their own and need a multi-stage intervention; it is vitally important that you get sufficient support immediately.

  • Your mood is currently at a manageable Level.

  • You are experiencing low mood symptoms consistent with a clinical depressive disorder. This is not within the healthy or functional range of mood variation and should be actively addressed.  Depression happens when difficult moods get stuck rather than resolving. Depression is a serious mental disorder that has reduced help-seeking as a symptom. Therefore, if you don't have the resources to get your mood unstuck and lifting consistently, then it is vital that you access additional support. 

  • Your substance use is within the healthy or coping range.

  • Your score indicates that you are using substances to cope with stress or emotional difficulties. Using any substance for this function, including alcohol and tobacco, has only very limited effectiveness; but is more likely to make your situation or mood significantly worse as well as make you vulnerable to developing an addiction. 

  • You are not experiencing dissociative states.

  • You are experiencing significant dissociation symptoms. There is no level of healthy or functional dissociation and, therefore, should be actively addressed.  Dissociation symptoms can be temporary, but if they persist over a few days, you should immediately access specialist support.

  • For resources and support read our blogs or contact the team.

  • Should be Empty: