Anxiety self-check

How often have anxiety symptoms been bothering you?

This is the GAD-7, a short, widely used set of questions about anxiety over the past two weeks. It takes about a minute and can help you put words to what you’re feeling.

A few things to know first

This is an educational self-check — not a diagnosis and not a substitute for an evaluation by a licensed professional. Your answers stay on your device: nothing here is saved, sent, or tracked.

If you’re in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, you don’t have to wait. Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time.

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?

1.Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
2.Not being able to stop or control worrying
3.Worrying too much about different things
4.Trouble relaxing
5.Being so restless that it's hard to sit still
6.Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
7.Feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen

One more, just for context (this one isn’t part of the score)

If you checked off any problems, how difficult have they made it to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?

The GAD-7 was developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Kurt Kroenke, Janet B.W. Williams, and Bernd Löwe, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc., and may be used without charge. Reference: Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1092–1097.

Reviewed by Khaled Hamed, PMHNP-C. This tool offers no guaranteed outcome; it’s a starting point for a conversation with a clinician.