You can measure the severity of specific phobias in any body (high, closed spaces, animals, situations) and obtain scientific results.
The following questions ask thoughts, feelings, and behaviors you may have in various situations. Answer the situation that worries you the most, thinking about the last 7 days.
1. I have felt moments of sudden terror, fear, or fright in these situations.
2. I have felt anxious, worried, or nervous about these situations.
3. I have had thoughts of being injured, overcome with fear, or other bad things happening in these situations.
4. I have felt a racing heart, sweaty, trouble breathing, faint, or shaky in these situations.
5. I have felt tense muscles, felt on edge or restless, or had trouble relaxing in these situations.
6. I have avoided, or did not approach or enter, these situations.
7. I have moved away from these situations or left them early.
8. I have spent a lot of time preparing for, or procrastinating about (i.e., putting off), these situations.
9. I have distracted myself to avoid thinking about these situations.
10. I have needed help to cope with these situations (e.g., alcohol or medications, superstitious objects, other people).
