There are eight tests on this site: on anxiety, burnout, sleep, boundaries, the inner critic, stress, and contact with your child and with your partner. This is an honest account of what they are.
Each test is a questionnaire of 18–20 statements; each test's page names the scales and studies it draws on, and the wording is the author's own. It does not diagnose anything, and it does not replace standardised instruments or a professional assessment. Its task is more modest and more useful: to help you step back, look at your own situation and notice what you have grown used to.
The total score is not a “verdict on you”: it simply reflects how many of the signs you yourself have ticked. That is why the result is worded as an observation and a first step you can take today — not as a label.
Every test includes reversed statements — about things that go well for you; in them, a frequent answer points not to a difficulty but to wellbeing, and such items help you answer attentively rather than on autopilot. “Almost always” refers to how often something happened over the last two weeks, not to how strong it felt. The tests partly overlap: sleep, energy and irritability come up in several of them, so high scores on several tests at once often reflect your overall level of strain rather than several separate problems. Retaking your test in 2–4 weeks is a simple way to track how things are changing.
Answers are processed in your browser only: they are never sent to the site and they disappear when you refresh the page. I see neither your answers nor your results — and that is a deliberate decision.
If you feel very bad right now, a test will not help; a real person will — someone close to you, a specialist or the emergency services (in Kazakhstan, 112 or 103; psychological support 1303). Every test says so plainly, and that is not a formality: if you answer “Rarely” or “Often” to the question about thoughts of harming yourself, the help numbers appear right under that question — before any result.
A test is a way to start thinking about a topic before you decide whether you need a consultation at all. For some people, the test and the free first step suggested in the result are enough. If the topic turns out to run deeper, you arrive at the consultation with a map already in hand.
This article is for information only: it does not replace a consultation or a doctor's help.
If you feel very bad right now — in Kazakhstan call 112 or 103; free round-the-clock psychological help — 1303 (Almaty).
If you would rather first understand how the work is set up — the consultation page has the format, the price and what happens at the first meeting.