Anxiety Rating Scale
Anxiety is different for everyone. In the past my wife would always ask me what my level was for my anxiety, so I gave her a rating between 1-10. After a while we realized that her 1-10 was different than mine. It is important to be on the same page when discussing anxiety, so we created a rating scale with a definition for each number. This means when I say my anxiety is at a 3, my wife and I both know exactly what that means. It has also helped me when discussing with friends, family, or medical professionals to have a vocabulary to use so we all understand exactly how my anxiety is affecting me.