Holiday Season Self-Evaluation Test

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Discover your holiday feelings and stressors with our thoughtful quiz! This self-evaluation is designed to help you understand your emotional landscape during the festive season.

Identify your stressors
Reflect on your holiday experiences
Assess how external factors affect your wellbeing

23 Questions6 MinutesCreated by ReflectingJoy42

When thinking about the December (Christmas/Hanukkah etc) holidays, how do you feel?

Excited, I love them!

Neutral/Ambivalent

Bad. The holidays (or this holiday) stress me out

Thinking of your finances, which of these statements is true for you? (multiple choice)

The increased cost of living has affected me

I am expected to purchase lots of gifts and cards

I am concerned with the cost of traveling during the holidays

I am concerned with the cost of food / drinks/ eating out

I am concerned with the cost of new outfits/ NYE celebrations/ nights out

My holidays are unpaid

Other

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Thinking of time, which of these statements is true for you? (multiple choice)

Too much time off work makes me anxious about what I will have to do when I'm back

The holidays have less routine, and my routine gives me stability

I will spend a large amount of time with family and I am not used to it

I will spend too much time alone

There is too much to do on my holiday to-do list

My children will be out of school and in my care/responsibility

I will have to spend time in redundant tasks like traffic, traveling, shopping queues etc

Other

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Thinking of the weather, which of these statements is true for you? (multiple choice)

I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder

The dark/cold/gloomy days really bring me down

I am spending the holidays in the southern hemisphere, and the heat doesn't make it feel like Christmas

The weather doesn't affect me

Other

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Thinking of life changes, which of these statements is true for you? (multiple choice)

I have recently gone through a negative life change (job loss, breakup, death, incarceration, etc)

I have recently gone through a positive life change (marriage, new job, new baby, new home etc)

I have recently moved abroad

Life feels generally quite uncertain right now

I have changed my lifestyle (diet/ exercise/ drinking/ drugs)

Other

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Thinking of health, which of these statements is true for you? (multiple choice)

I am in poor health / I have recently suffered an accident

A loved one is in poor health/ has recently suffered an accident

The holidays trigger some health conditions for me (mental/physical)

Hospitals are always understaffed/ very busy during the holidays

Other

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Thinking of your routine, which of these statements is true for you? (multiple choice)

I will be exposed to new/ unusual stressors and triggers

I find large groups of people in bars/restaurants/ shopping malls difficult

I am worried about Covid19 or other seasonal bugs

I might have to get up and go to bed at different times

I might have to skip out on self care, including working out, meditating or beauty routines

I will probably be exposed to other people's 'better' lives on social media

I find there are too many triggering cheesy/happy/romantic movies and songs

Other

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Overall, I think of the Christmas/Hanukkah holidays as:

A really happy, fun, joyful time

I have mixed feelings about it

I find them stressful/ lonely/ sad

If you could have mental wellness/ stress relief support during the holidays, would you take it?

Yes! I'll take all the help I can get.

Unsure, it would depend on what was on offer

No, I can deal with the holiday stress myself

What would help you manage your holiday stress? (Multiple choice)

A mini-course that teaches me how to deal with stressors and triggers that I can consult whenever

In person calls with a coach/therapist when I feel triggered

Guided meditations (spoken)

Guided meditations (ASMR/whispered)

A monthly journal for December

Holiday-specific positive affirmations

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