Self-Checks - Healing The Hero

Five free, private self-checks to help you see the load you are carrying. Each one takes just a few minutes, is scored on your own device, and comes with an “About this test” tab that explains what it measures. You’re not broken. You’re carrying a load.

Non-clinical

Stress Tolerance Index

20 prompts · last 7 days

A quick, non-clinical check of certain stress and mood indicators based on your current conditions, with a load score from 0–100%.

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PCL-5

Trauma Load Check

20 items · past month

The VA National Center for PTSD’s widely used checklist of reactions to a very stressful experience.

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PHQ-9

Mood Check

9 items · last 2 weeks

A widely used self-check for how often low mood and related problems have been showing up.

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GAD-7

Anxiety Check

7 items · last 2 weeks

A widely used self-check for how often worry, nerves, and restlessness have been bothering you.

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ACEs

ACEs Questionnaire

10 questions · first 18 years

Counts 10 kinds of hard childhood experiences from the CDC-Kaiser Permanente ACE Study.

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Good to know: each of these is a self-check, not a diagnosis. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere unless you choose to share your results. Want to talk it through? Heal Here and a coach will connect with you.

In crisis or thinking of harming yourself? Call or text 988 (Veterans press 1), text 838255, or call 911.