What’s Your Mental Health Toolkit Persona?
A slightly-too-real self-assessment for high-functioning women who are just “fine.”
You’re smart, slightly crispy, and may or may not be trying to heal your nervous system between back-to-back Zoom calls. This quiz won’t fix your life, but it will tell you what kind of toolkit you’re working with — and how to support it!
What’s your first response when you feel emotionally overloaded?
A. I cancel everything and rework my schedule from scratch.
B. I up my magnesium and double-check if I forgot my adaptogens.
C. I rant to my group chat, then read a science article about it.
D. I power through and spiral later. Quietly. With snacks.
Your brain feels like static. What do you do?
A. Box breathing, then brain dump into my journal.
B. Stack nootropics and Google “best supplements for mental clarity.”
C. Stare at the wall and overanalyze everything I’ve ever said.
D. Schedule 3 things I don’t want to do, then do them while disassociating.
What’s your relationship with rest?
A. I block it into my calendar like a task.
B. I rest when I crash. Until then, I’m optimizing.
C. I don’t trust it. If I sit still too long, I start existentially unraveling.
D. Rest is for people who don’t have a personal brand to maintain.
What tool do you actually use on hard days?
A. My planner and some kind of checklist-based coping ritual.
B. Something in capsule form and probably a podcast.
C. Humor. Bitter, accurate humor.
D. Excel. Or Slack. Or my email inbox as avoidance therapy.
A. Meal prep, hydrating, journaling, and then tracking all of it.
B. A well-stacked smoothie and a 9-tab supplement comparison spree.
C. Watching TikToks about healing while curled up in a hoodie.
D. Finishing three tasks early and not crying about it.
A. Love it when it has structure — like body scans or 4-7-8 breathing.
B. I try, but usually end up reading about brain chemicals instead.
C. I want to believe, but I can’t breathe deeply when I’m annoyed.
D. It’s cute. I’ll try it after my 17 open loops are closed.
Which statement feels the most you right now?
A. “If I can plan it, I can survive it.”
B. “My nervous system is one gummy away from okay.”
C. “I’m not unwell, I’m just emotionally skeptical.”
D. “I’m fine. It’s just… a lot.”