Tell her again that you can’t make it and feel guilty about it for weeks.
Your mom calls. She wants to know why you’re not coming home for the holidays this year (even though you told her last week that it was your turn to spend the holidays with your partner’s family). You:
YOUR STRESS PERSONALITY IS:
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When you’re stressed you tend to freak out and catastrophize the situation. You’re probably “threat-sensitive” and easily overwhelmed. You may tend to be anxious and worry a lot. And when something goes wrong, everything is the worst.
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A
A
Get into a screaming match over the phone.
B
B
Tell her you’ll talk to your partner (even though you know you’re not going to change plans).
C
C
Concede that you’ll try to split the holiday and check Christmas morning flights.
D
D
Pick a different weekend to see your fam before the holidays.
E
E
Piggyback on another friend’s plans for the evening.
E
E
See the movie by yourself, and make dinner plans with your friend for another night.
D
D
Tell him it’s no big deal (even though you’re still ticked).
C
C
Start to think he never wanted to go with you in the first place and avoid trying to reschedule so you don’t seem desperate.
B
B
Don’t answer his texts for a week. Serves him right for blowing you off.
A
A
question 2/8
You’re supposed to see a movie with a friend on Friday night. He texts at the last minute. He’s stuck at the office and can’t make it. You:
Call your older sister, who never (to your knowledge, at least) seems short on cash.
E
E
Schedule an appointment with your financial planner, and in the meantime start to draw up a monthly budget.
D
D
Binge on another season of Suits to take your mind off your money woes.
C
C
Find all your stray thoughts over the next few weeks drifting toward how to save money.
B
B
Immediately cancel all plans for the month to start saving pronto.
A
A
question 3/8
You realize you can’t pay your credit card bill, which makes you worry about not making enough money, not saving enough money, and not having a healthy financial future. You:
Ask a colleague to help prep for the meeting so you can leave the office and get your other to-do’s done.
E
E
Plot out a timeline to get everything done in the next few hours, but excluding prepping for the meeting, which can be done while you’re in the air.
D
D
Remind yourself (and your friends) how much you love your job. The inconvenience is so worth it.
C
C
Go pick up that coat before the cleaners closes and then stay up all night to get through the rest of your to-dos.
B
B
Call your sister to vent and get into a big fight because she thinks you’re being self-absorbed.
A
A
question 4/8
Your boss decides to send you on a last-minute business trip (again!). You need to finish prepping for the meeting you're going to, reschedule plans with friends, pick up your dry cleaning, and find someone to watch the cat while you’re gone, all before tomorrow’s 7 a.m. flight. You:
Call your friend who’s a nurse.
E
E
Make the ginger tea that always helps your indigestion. (It’s probably something you ate.).
D
D
Tell yourself it’s probably nothing, even though you’re way too worried to sleep at all tonight.
C
C
Start Googling “weird stomach pains.”
B
B
Assume some organ in there has burst, go to the ER, and lash out at the receptionist when he tells you you’re going to have to wait to see the doctor. (It could be a burst appendix!)
A
A
question 5/8
A couple of hours after dinner you feel
a weird pain you’ve never felt before in your stomach. You:
Call your most politically minded friend to chat about how she’s staying sane right now.
E
E
Look up a voting drive you can volunteer at.
D
D
Grab the travel section and read an article about Tulum.
C
C
Grab that pint of Rocky Road from the freezer and call your best friend to talk about her wedding plans.
B
B
Take to Twitter to rant.
A
A
question 6/8
You scroll through the latest political headlines: a peaceful protest turned violent, a gubernatorial candidate’s accused of a smear campaign against her opponent, and Congress is still fighting about healthcare spending. You:
Talk to your boss about how to prioritize.
E
E
Keep to the schedule you’ve already made yourself. If you slot in some work time this weekend, you’ll get everything done.
D
D
Go on Facebook.
C
C
Pull a bunch of late nights at the office to get everything done and catch a cold by the end of the week.
B
B
Bicker with your coworker (who’s clearly not pulling his weight) — And your partner and the coffee barista and your mom.
A
A
question 7/8
You have a big deadline coming up at work and you’re way behind on everything that needs to get done. You:
Call your friend who used to live here to ask where else to stay.
E
E
Pull up your confirmation and negotiate until the manager finds you a room somewhere else and pays the difference for the room rates.
D
D
Head to the hotel bar. You need a drink.
C
C
Beat yourself up for not calling to confirm ahead of time that the reservation was booked.
B
B
Chew out the staff member on duty and then continue to chew out the on-duty manager.
A
A
question 8/8
You finally get to your hotel after your
two-hour flight gets delayed half a day.
Your room reservation got lost and there are no vacancies. You:
You probably have a lot energy most of the time.
But under enough pressure, there’s no stopping you from blowing your top.
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YOUR STRESS PERSONALITY IS:
When you’re stressed out you bottle it up and keep it inside. You may feel like it’s your fault. And it’s probably eating you up inside, so much so that you may experience physical pain because of it. You may shut down, avoid connecting with others, or try to power through, no matter the personal costs to yourself. You may turn to junk food, alcohol, or a binge of your favorite show on Netflix to comfort you.
Nothing stresses you out (until it does). And if it does, you can definitely handle it on your own (until you can’t).
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YOUR STRESS PERSONALITY IS:
You’ve handled way worse before. When the stressors pile up, you pretend they’re not there or that they’re not really bothering you, even though they are. Rather than have that tough chat with your partner about whose family you’re going to spend the holidays with, you open a bottle of wine once you’re both home and talk about upcoming vacation plans.
It’s not that big of a deal. You’ll be fine.
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YOUR STRESS PERSONALITY IS:
The trick is organization and keeping your cool. You probably lean toward having the go-getter personality. Challenges motivate you and energize you to steamroll your to-do list.
You’re the “Olivia Pope” of stress management. You can solve any problem, no matter what gets thrown on your plate.
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YOUR STRESS PERSONALITY IS:
You know you can’t do everything alone, so when the going gets tough, you find the support you need.
When it comes to stress management, 'phone a friend' is your default reaction.
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