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For each section, go through numbers 1-10 asking yourself if you have been experiencing this symptom TOO MUCH in the last thirty days. After each section, give yourself a score 0- 10. You will end up with a vata score, a pitta score, and a kapha score.
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I have been feeling nervous, fearful, panicky, anxious, or frantic.
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I have twitches, tics, tremors or spasms in my body. I fidget a lot.
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My skin is dry and easily chapped.
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I have been suffering from dry hard stools constipation, gas or bloating or I have been having loose stools due to emotional upset.
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I feel I am underweight.
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Lately I have a stronger dislike for the wind and cold than usual.
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I have difficulty tolerating loud noise.
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My sleep has been light, restless, interrupted, or disturbed.
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I feel scattered, spacey, and have difficulty concentrating or have poor memory.
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I am prone to overthinking and worrying.
Vata Score____________________
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I have a red, inflamed, or burning rash, acne, cold sores or fever blisters.
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There is acute inflammation in my body or joints.
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I have acid reflux, heartburn, acid indigestion or a gastric or peptic ulcer or a tight burning feeling in my stomach or digestive tract.
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I feel nauseated or uncomfortable if I miss a meal.
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I have been having loose stools that are not due to emotional upset.
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I have been feeling uncomfortably warm or hot.
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I have been feeling frustrated, irritable or angry.
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I can easily be judgemental, impatient, critical or intolerant of others.
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My eyes have been red, bloodshot, inflamed, or sensitive to light.
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I expect perfection of myself or of others.
Pitta Score ______________________
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I have excess mucus in my body or nasal or lung congestion.
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I have a thick, white coat on my tongue
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My bowel movements are slow, sticky, sluggish, or feel incomplete.
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I am overweight.
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It is difficult for me to wake up in the mornings, even if I sleep deeply for 8-10 hours, and I feel lethargic throughout the day.
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I have been feeling slow, foggy, dull, lethargic, or heavy.
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In the mornings I have to cough up a lot of mucus.
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I have a deep wet cough that produces a lot of mucus.
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I feel complacent, stubborn, and resistant to any change, or my close friends and family tell me that I am very slow to change or make a decision.
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I am prone to excessive emotional eating especially of sweet, heavy foods.
Kapha Score ______________________