A Quiz: Is Your Environment & Life Style Stressing You Out?

Question	Yes	No
1. Do you find it difficult to concentrate on tasks?
2. Do you frequently feel tired, anxious and stressed out?
3. Does it seem that you frequently never have a enough time?
4. Do you feel there is something missing from your life that you can't put your finger on?
5. Do you spend more than 20 hours a day indoors?
6. Do you draw a blank if asked what stage the moon was in last night?
7. Do you have difficulty planning and setting goals and then sticking to them?
8. Do you avoid doing things you need to do but don't like to do?
9. Are you hooked on sweets, overeating, cigarettes, drugs or alcohol?
10. Are you often depressed, angry or anxious for no particular reason?
11. Do you spend at least 30 minutes outside in the fresh air each day?
12. Do you spend at least 4 hours continuously outdoors each month?
13. Do you experience low self-esteem?
14. Are you missing a sense of purpose and meaning in your life?
15. Do you sometimes feel lonely and isolated, even in a crowd?
16. Are you dissatisfied with you're your abilities and limitations?
17. Do you suffer from frequent colds and other minor illnesses?
18. Do you sleep in less than total darkness?
19. Do you frequently wish you could get away from where you live and/or work?
20. Do you wake up to an alarm instead of arising on your own biorhythm?
21. Do you seldom notice the sound of birds singing?
22. Do you try to set aside time for meditation during the day?
23. Do you stay up in the evenings watching television?
24. Do you find it difficult to wake up in the mornings?

There can be a variety of other reasons for any of these of course, but if you answered, "YES" to more than ten of these questions you may be suffering from nature-deprivation. To find out how you can reconnect with nature and enjoy its healing power regardless of where you live, visit the "Just Ask a Tree" page.