Ten Symptoms of Hurry Sickness

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Recognizing Hurry Sickness

Do you often feel overwhelmed by the demands of daily life? Take our quiz to discover if you may be suffering from hurry sickness—a condition that affects your wellbeing and relationships.

Assess your symptoms: Are you irritable, restless, or emotionally numb?
Reflect on your habits: Are you prioritizing work over self-care?
Understand your mental state: Are you truly connected with yourself and others?

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Irritability: You get mad, frustrated, or just annoyed too easily. People have to tiptoe around your ongoing low-grade negativity, if not anger.

I struggle with this.

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Hypersensitivity: All it takes is a minor comment to hurt your feelings, a grumpy email to set you off, or a little turn of events to throw you into an emotional funk and ruin your day.

I struggle with this.

I don't struggle with this.

Workaholism or just nonstop activity: You just don't know when to stop, or worse you can't stop. Your drugs of choice are accomplishment and accumulation. These could show up as careerism or just obsessive house-cleaning and errand-running.

I struggle with this.

I don't struggle with this.

Restlessness: When you try to slow down and rest, you can't relax. You give Sabbath a try and you hate it; you read Scripture but find it boring; you have quiet time with God but can't focus your mind; you go to bed early but toss and turn with anxiety.

I struggle with this.

I don't struggle with this.

Emotional numbness: You just don't have the capacity to feel another's pain or your own pain for that matter. Empathy is a rare feeling for you.

I struggle with this.

I don't struggle with this.

Out of order priorities: You feel disconnected from your identity and calling. You’re busier than ever before yet still feel like you don't have time for what really matters to you most.

I struggle with this.

I don't struggle with this.

Lack of care for your body: You don't have time for the basics, such as eight hours of sleep a night, daily exercise, healthy home-cooked food, margin. You gain weight, get sick many times a year, regularly wake up tired, don't sleep well, etc.

I struggle with this.

I don't struggle with this.

Escapist behaviors: You become distracted with unhealthy behaviors such as overeating, over-drinking, scrolling mindlessly on social media, looking at porn—name your preferred cultural narcotic.

I struggle with this.

I don't struggle with this.

Slippage of Spiritual Disciplines: The things that are truly life-giving for your soul are the first to go, rather than your first go-to. Scripture reading, prayer, Sabbath, worship on Sunday, a meal with people you care about, and so on.

I struggle with this.

I don't struggle with this.

Isolation: You feel disconnected from God, others, and your own soul. When you're with your friends, you're also on your phone or a million miles away in your mind, running down the to-do list.

I struggle with this.

I don't struggle with this.

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