What's actually driving your anxiety?

Five questions, 60 seconds. The quiz matches your pattern to one of the four common adult anxiety types and shows you the matched tool plus the matched plant medicine. Free.

Before we begin

A quick note

This quiz is a general self-assessment, not a clinical evaluation. If anxiety is making daily life hard to function in, please work with a therapist or physician as your primary support.

If you're in crisis right now: call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line).

5 questions, 60 seconds.

01Each archetype has a different fix. Chest-Tight Constrictor, Looping-Mind Catastrophizer, Wired-and-Depleted, Tidal Anxious. Generic anxiety advice misses because it treats anxiety as one thing.
02The full result comes with the matched practice (free) and the matched plant medicine (Calm Spirit Tonic). We're a clinical-herbalist apothecary; the recommendation is what Gaia would reach for in clinic.
03Optional 5-email walkthrough over the next two weeks if you'd like the full archetype-specific protocol delivered alongside the practice.

Gaia Devi Stillwagon, clinical herbalist and founder of Gaia's Garden Organics, in her medicinal herb garden in Umpire, Arkansas

From the herbalist

“In clinic the same complaint ('I'm always anxious') can mean four very different things, and the matched tool is different for each. Most adults try a generic protocol and only a quarter of them get the fit. The quiz exists so you don't have to be one of the three who don't.”

Gaia Devi Stillwagon, clinical herbalist

Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine · Founder, Gaia’s Garden Organics

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Questions, answered

How accurate is the quiz?+

It's a 5-question diagnostic, not a clinical assessment. It correctly identifies the dominant archetype for most adults within a few minutes. If your anxiety is severe, layered with depression, or accompanied by panic attacks, the result is a useful starting point but your full picture needs a conversation with a therapist or clinician.

What are the four anxiety types?+

Chest-Tight Constrictor: somatic-dominant, anxiety lives in the body first (tight chest, shallow breath). Looping-Mind Catastrophizer: cognitive-dominant, thoughts arrive before sensations. Wired-and-Depleted: chronic-stress baseline, exhausted underneath the anxiety. Tidal Anxious: anxiety arrives in waves with a high baseline plus sudden spikes (NOT panic disorder).

Why do all four point to Calm Spirit?+

Because Calm Spirit is built for the four-herb pattern most adult anxiety shares: Motherwort (the heart-and-nerve acute layer), Tulsi (the adaptogen baseline), Blue Vervain (the tension layer), and Rose (the emotional layer). The matched DAILY PRACTICE differs per archetype, which is what the 5-email walkthrough covers.

Do I have to give my email?+

No. You'll see your archetype on the page after the 5 questions. The email gate is optional and unlocks the full result page plus a 5-email walkthrough over the next two weeks. The matched plant-medicine link works either way.

Is Calm Spirit safe alongside SSRIs or anti-anxiety medication?+

Generally yes, but consult your prescriber. Tulsi (the adaptogen) is well-studied alongside SSRIs and SNRIs. Motherwort and Blue Vervain may mildly compound benzodiazepine sedation. Never stop psychiatric medication without medical supervision; the tincture works best as an adjunct to a stable clinical baseline.

What if my result doesn't match how I feel?+

Reply to the result email. Anxiety patterns can have overlapping symptoms, and a 5-question quiz can't capture nuance. Gaia reads every reply and is happy to help you figure out the right protocol for your specific picture.

Five questions. 60 seconds. Your anxiety type below.