_____ Do you have an insatiable passion for collecting minerals?
_____ Is your garage and/or basement full of boxes of specimens?
_____ Do you go out collecting or to mineral shows every weekend?
_____ Is your display cabinet so crowded you can't get one more piece in?
_____ Is every windowsill and flat space in your home covered with specimens?
_____ Do you sometimes feel guilty for ignoring your family because you go collecting so much?
_____ Do you sometimes feel uncomfortable if you miss a weekend of collecting?
_____ Has a family member expressed concern about how often you go collecting?
_____ Do you often stay and keep collecting after everyone else has gone home?
_____ Have you sometimes failed to keep promises you made to yourself about controlling or cutting down on your collecting?
_____ Are you having financial, work, school, and/or family problems as a result of your collecting?
_____ When you get togetheer with friends, do you steer every conversation to rock collecting?
_____ Do you ever feel depressed or anxious if you miss a chance to go collecting?
_____ Do you pull into every road cut you go by?
_____ Do you have collecting tools in your trunk at all times?
_____ Did you name your children for minerals?
_____ Are your bookshelves crammed with books about rocks?

SCORING:

0-15
You may be safe for now. But watch out! This insidious disease can creep up on you faster than you think.

15-25
If you scored 15-25 points you are probably a moderate rockaholic, and you would have little trouble in giving up rock collecting entirely if you have a good reason for it. You can take it or leave it alone.

26-35
If you scored between 26 and 35 points, you may have the habit badly enough to gradually impair yourself physically and mentally. If a sufficiently strong reason such as ill health, falling in love, change of environment, or the warning of a doctor becomes operative, you can probably stop or moderate, although you may find it difficult and troublesome and may even need medical attention.

>35
If you scored more than 35 points, you have the addiction badly enough that you have lost all control. There is little hope for you. If you are at this stage, then you are probably ready to become a mineral dealer. Good luck and see you at the show!