Anxiety Self-Test & Symptoms: Checking in on Worry

Read each of the 10 questions below. Note how often each applied to you during the past month. Count how many you answer “Yes” to on most days.

1. Do you worry excessively about everyday things and find it hard to control that worry?
2. Do you experience sudden intense fear or panic with a racing heart, shortness of breath, or sense of doom?
3.  Do you avoid places, activities, or people because of fear, embarrassment, or panic?
4. Do intrusive, unwanted thoughts or images keep returning and lead to repetitive rituals or checking?
5. Do social situations cause almost daily dread or avoidance because of fear of judgment?
6. Do specific objects or situations (heights, injections, flying) trigger overwhelming fear or avoidance?
7. Do you feel constantly on edge, easily startled, tense, or unable to relax?
8. Do you worry or panic disrupt your sleep, appetite, focus, or ability to complete tasks?
9. Do memories of a past event come up as flashbacks, nightmares, or intense distress when reminded?
10. Do you use substances, isolation, or rituals to cope with anxiety or trauma reminders?

Only a clinician can formally diagnose someone with anxiety. But, if you answered “Yes” to 3 or more of the questions above on most days, it is possible you have an anxiety condition that we can help with. 

Give us a call to schedule a FREE, over-the-phone anxiety screening. There is no charge or obligation to receive treatment at Blue Star Mental Health, and you could find some important answers for yourself. 

Anxiety disorders and PTSD are treatable. Our clinicians can clarify whether symptoms fit generalized anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, specific phobia, OCD patterns, or PTSD, and recommend the right level of care

1. Persistent worry that feels hard to turn off
2. Recurrent panic attacks with intense physical symptoms
3. Avoidance of people, places, or activities that limit life choices
4. Intrusive thoughts, rituals, or compulsive behaviors that consume time
5. Hypervigilance, startle response, flashbacks, or nightmares after trauma
6. Sleep disruption, appetite changes, concentration problems, irritability

If symptoms are clustering and interfering with work, school, or relationships, outpatient anxiety treatment can offer structured support without the need for inpatient care with overnight stays.

• Tell a trusted person how you feel and ask for support.
• Call Blue Star Mental Health at (732) 327‑1166 for a free confidential consultation.
• If trauma is part of your history, try and let us know during the call so we can be certain to meet your needs.

Change starts with a small step. Seeking help shows strength and care for your future self.

Blue Star provides trauma‑informed outpatient and IOP options tailored to anxiety and PTSD. Our approach blends evidence‑based therapies such as CBT, exposure therapies, ERP, trauma‑focused modalities, DBT informed skills, and medication coordination when needed. Programs include individual therapy, group skills training, and practical tools for sleep, grounding, and distress tolerance to restore daily functioning.

If you feel like you might harm yourself or someone else, act now. In New Jersey dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, go to the nearest emergency department, or call 911.