AtlasAnxietyLow Mood and Worry Self-Check

Worry and low-mood self-checks, not a diagnosis

Low Mood and Worry Self-Check — Not a Depression or Anxiety Test

Twenty original statements about interest, energy and sleep, worry, body tension and what the last two weeks cost you. Free, no sign-up, 7 minutes, five pattern cards.

  • Free, no account
  • 20 items · 7 min
  • Answers stay in this tab
  • No fixed type, no norm

What this assessment measures

This self-check reports five patterns from the last two weeks: interest and pleasure, your energy and sleep pattern, worry that will not switch off, body tension and restlessness, and how it costs the day. It asks about twenty everyday situations and shows each pattern on its own scale. The items are original to MyTestAtlas. There is no cut-off and no total, and the result cannot tell you whether you have depression or an anxiety disorder.

What this test looks at

  • Interest and pleasure · 4 statements
  • Energy and sleep pattern · 4 statements
  • Worry that will not switch off · 4 statements
  • Body tension and restlessness · 4 statements
  • How it costs the day · 4 statements
Time
7 minutes
Items
20
Result
attainable-range pattern summary
Source
Original MyTestAtlas clean-room items, written from NIMH, NHS and WHO definitions; not a clinical screener
Material limit

Original reflection items with no norm group cannot separate these patterns from the things that look like them. Those include broken sleep, thyroid trouble, grief, alcohol or other substances, medication effects, ADHD, a history of unusually high-energy stretches, and an ordinary reaction to a hard few months. Only a clinician taking a history and, where needed, a blood test can weigh those.

This route calculates its result in this browser tab; answers and result text are not sent as analytics properties or written to browser storage.

Use the result

Why this route is different

You leave with five named patterns instead of one number read against a threshold. Behind each pattern sit the concrete situations you marked, which is what a doctor asks about in the ten minutes you get, and which a scored quiz never hands you.

A small next step

For the next two weeks mark each day on a paper calendar with one word for your mood, one for your energy, and the hours you slept. Two weeks of that is the single most useful thing you can put in front of a doctor, and it takes a minute a day.

Questions people ask

Can this test tell me if I have depression or anxiety?

No. It has no cut-off, no total and no diagnostic rule, and no online questionnaire can diagnose either. Only a qualified clinician working from your history can do that.

Is this the PHQ-9 or the GAD-7?

No. The items here are original and are scored on their own attainable range with no threshold. Our guide reproduces the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7 in full as printable reference lists, unscored, so you can read them for what they are.

What does the result actually show?

Five pattern cards, each showing how prominent that pattern was in your own answers on its own scale. There is no total score, no threshold and no comparison with other people.

Are my answers stored or sent anywhere?

No. The result is calculated in this browser tab. Answers and result text are never sent as analytics properties and are never written to browser storage.

What should I do if the result worries me?

Write down three recent examples with dates and take them to a doctor. If you feel unsafe or are thinking about harming yourself, contact a crisis line now rather than taking another test.

Source and method boundary

These items and their scoring are original to MyTestAtlas. The route is labelled as practice, reflection, or entertainment and has no clinical, IQ, hiring, or population-norm interpretation.

See the source manifest · Read the scoring method