Depression Anxiety Stress Scales – Long Form (DASS-42)

I found myself getting upset by quite trivial things

I was aware of dryness of my mouth

I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all

I experienced breathing difficulty (eg, excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)

I just couldn't seem to get going

I tended to over-react to situations

I had a feeling of shakiness (eg, legs going to give way)

I found it difficult to relax

I found myself in situations that made me so anxious I was most relieved when they ended

I felt that I had nothing to look forward to

I found myself getting upset rather easily

I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy

I felt sad and depressed

I found myself getting impatient when I was delayed in any way (eg, lifts, traffic lights, being kept waiting)

I had a feeling of faintness

I felt that I had lost interest in just about everything

I felt I wasn't worth much as a person

I felt that I was rather touchy

I perspired noticeably (eg, hands sweaty) in the absence of high temperatures or physical exertion

I felt scared without any good reason

I felt that life wasn't worthwhile

I found it hard to wind down

I had difficulty in swallowing

I couldn't seem to get any enjoyment out of the things I did

I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (eg, sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)

I felt down-hearted and blue

I found that I was very irritable

I felt I was close to panic

I found it hard to calm down after something upset me

I feared that I would be "thrown" by some trivial but unfamiliar task

I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything

I found it difficult to tolerate interruptions to what I was doing

I was in a state of nervous tension

I felt I was pretty worthless

I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing

I felt terrified

I could see nothing in the future to be hopeful about

I felt that life was meaningless

I found myself getting agitated

I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself

I experienced trembling (eg, in the hands)

I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things