# Post Your Stress Level! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2001, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061 "2001-05-31T07:55:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/1 "2001-05-31T07:55:20Z")
What’s your [stress level](http://www.thespark.com/stresstest)? Mine’s 45% – apparently just about what I deserve for someone my age. (That’s 36 if you’re wondering.) Finances and my job create most of the stress in my life. What stresses you out? ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/2 "2001-05-31T07:58:17Z")
major maths test in 5 minutes. Haven’t started studying yet. 0%, I’ll make up the marks in finals 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/3 "2001-05-31T08:05:12Z")
23% ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/4 "2001-05-31T08:42:51Z")
31% Cool, calm, laid-back… (OK, the site calls me “lazy and retarded”. But they’re just jealous.) ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/5 "2001-05-31T09:13:23Z")
15% Your Stress Test answers indicate that to reduce your stress level even further you should eliminate at least one of the following from your life immediately: ``` consciousness. ``` Pretty funny, but weird - I took this same test a couple of weeks ago and it had less questions, and I scored a 45%. ---
**Author:** ![Soda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/6 "2001-05-31T09:17:10Z")
Mine’s 13%. They told me to get a job :). But they’re wrong. There are **a lot** of things in my life that’s extremely stressful, but they didn’t ask about those things… Bastards. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/7 "2001-05-31T09:23:31Z")
25%. I’ll grant the “lazy and retarded” bit, but i think i should get a little more credit. I mean, 25%, that’s like a really low F, right? And apparently, 9% of test-takers were “orgasm-free” last week. talk about lazy and retarded! ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/8 "2001-05-31T09:41:36Z")
10%. They didn’t even really ask the right questions. But then, it’s summer. My stress is higher during school anyway. ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/9 "2001-05-31T11:51:40Z")
They gave me a stress level of 25%. Good lord, what must the people with 50% be going through?!?! ---
**Author:** ![dlb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@dlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dlb)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/10 "2001-05-31T12:06:05Z")
Up around 70%. Migraines, always migraines. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/11 "2001-05-31T12:15:47Z")
> [@](#): > > **46%** > > which is about what you deserve. This is only an average score for someone of your age and sex. > > Your Stress Test answers indicate that to reduce your stress level you should eliminate at least one of the following from your life immediately: > > your least significant other. > > doing your homework; trusts us, no one will care in 5 years. > > your youngest child. > > consciousness. I think I can agree with eliminating consciousness. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/12 "2001-05-31T12:42:36Z")
Wow, the President’s name must be Shicklegruber because I’ve got 0% and I didn’t lie, lol, woohoo. shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shake my booty, shake my booty. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/13 "2001-05-31T12:51:54Z")
Yesterday, I’d have been about 25%. Today, over 80%. Work’s pissin’ me off, and the day’s just begun… ---
**Author:** ![CBEscapee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/14 "2001-05-31T12:52:53Z")
14% The gray hair must have added 10%. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/15 "2001-05-31T12:53:09Z")
Mine is 39%!! Wow! And I would have sworn that if I was any less stressed, I’d be soiling my undies! I guess I need to relax some…☹ ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/16 "2001-05-31T12:54:04Z")
19% checking in. And no, I do not eat my young. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/17 "2001-05-31T12:58:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soda \* > \*\*Mine’s 13%. They told me to get a job :). > > But they’re wrong. There are **a lot** of things in my life that’s extremely stressful, but they didn’t ask about those things… Bastards. \*\* 17% here, for the same reason as **Soda**. And I’m extremely stressed out now. Hmmmmmmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/18 "2001-05-31T13:08:52Z")
Hm. 29% I need to pick up another job or start poisoning a relative so I can tick off the dying person question. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/19 "2001-05-31T13:26:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soda \* > \*\*Mine’s 13%. They told me to get a job :). > > But they’re wrong. There are **a lot** of things in my life that’s extremely stressful, but they didn’t ask about those things… Bastards. \*\* Ditto. I’m at 19% and most of the stress in my life is _caused_ by my job. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061/20 "2001-05-31T13:33:06Z")
A what? A TEST??? But I haven’t studied! I’m doomed! :watches pit stains grow and sweat bead on forehead: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-stress-level/67061.md?page=2)