Mental Health Pain Scale

The KDI SCHOOL Human Rights Center

• 1st, Everything is A-okay

  There is absolutely nothing wrong! Enjoy your days!

• 2nd, Bit Frustrated but fine

  You're a bit disappointed, but you're easily cheered up with little effort

• 3rd, Bit Bothered but coping

  You might be overtired, but you're coping.

• 4th, Can Get Through It

  Today is a bad day, but you sitll have the skills to get through it. You can use self-care strategies.

• 5th, Little Impacted

  Your mental health is starting to impact on your everyday life. Easy things are becoming difficult.

• 6th, Hard To Cope

  You can't do things the way you usually do them due to your mental health. You should seek help from others

• 7th, Avoiding Things

  You're avoiding things that make you more distressed, but that will make it worse. You should defintely seek help.

• 8th, Can't Hide

  You can't hide your stuggles anymore. You may have issues sleeping, eating, having fun and others. Your life is affected.

• 9th, At Critical Point

  You aren't functioning anymore. You need urgent help. You may be a risk to yourself or others.

• 10th, Need Immediate Help

  You can no longer care for yourself. Contact a crisis line.