What Mood Am I Feeling Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. During the past two weeks, which is the most concerning thought or experience that applied to you?
I did not have thoughts about disappearing, death, self-harm, or suicide.
I wanted to disappear or escape everything, without wanting to die.
I wished I would not wake up or found myself thinking about death.
I thought about harming myself or ending my life, made preparations, or felt I might act.
2. During a recent conversation, how able were you to feel mentally or emotionally present?
I was usually present in my normal way.
I drifted away more than usual but could reconnect.
I often felt distant even while participating.
I felt completely cut off or unable to participate meaningfully.
3. When something disappointing happened recently, what was your emotional recovery usually like?
I generally recovered at my usual pace.
The feeling lingered longer than usual but eased that day.
It often carried into the next day.
I felt emotionally stuck for days at a time.
4. Which description best fits eating, washing, dressing, medication routines, or other basic care lately?
I have maintained my usual essential routines.
One or two routines have slipped occasionally.
Several routines have been neglected repeatedly.
I have been unable to meet basic needs or my health may be in danger.
5. Over the past two weeks, how often has sadness or emotional heaviness settled over your day?
It has not been noticeably present.
It has appeared briefly on a few days.
It has lasted for hours or returned repeatedly on many days.
It has filled most of the day nearly every day.
6. Which description best fits irritability or frustration during the past two weeks?
I noticed some extra tension but could usually contain it.
It was no stronger or more frequent than usual.
I sometimes snapped, shut down, or withdrew because of it.
It repeatedly caused conflict or made me feel unlike myself.
7. While reading, working, studying, or following a conversation, what best describes your concentration?
It has worked about as expected for me.
I have lost track occasionally but could return.
I have repeatedly struggled to follow or make ordinary decisions.
Concentration or decision-making has broken down enough that important tasks feel unmanageable.
8. How has your sleep differed from your usual pattern during the past two weeks?
It has stayed close to my usual pattern.
There has been a small change on a few nights.
Trouble sleeping or sleeping much more has recurred and affected my days.
Sleep has been severely disrupted or I have struggled to get out of bed most days.
9. When you pictured the near future, which response was closest to your experience?
I could imagine both difficulties and worthwhile possibilities.
Doubt surfaced occasionally, but hope was still accessible.
It was often difficult to imagine things improving.
The future repeatedly felt pointless, closed off, or unbearable.
10. When someone you generally like invited you to talk or spend time together, which response was most typical?
I connected in a way that felt natural for me.
I hesitated more than usual but could still connect.
I often declined or withdrew because contact felt like too much.
I repeatedly cut myself off and felt unable to tolerate contact.
11. You had time for an activity you normally enjoy. What most often happened?
I enjoyed it about as much as usual.
Starting took effort, but some enjoyment appeared.
I went through the motions and felt little reward.
I could not bring myself to engage or felt no enjoyment at all.
12. On a typical recent day, what happened when you needed to begin a basic task such as replying to a message, preparing food, or tidying one area?
I started with about my usual level of effort.
I delayed more than usual but generally completed it.
I often needed repeated attempts or outside prompting.
Even essential tasks repeatedly felt impossible to begin.
13. How has looking forward to ordinary things—such as a meal, a show, a walk, or a day off—felt lately?
Anticipation still came naturally.
It was muted but present for at least some things.
I rarely felt genuine anticipation.
Nothing felt worth anticipating.
14. Which statement best describes your sense of warmth or connection toward people, pets, places, or activities that matter to you?
That connection has felt available to me.
It has sometimes felt faint or harder to access.
It has been absent much of the time.
I have felt profoundly disconnected from nearly everything that matters to me.
15. After making a small mistake, how did your inner voice tend to respond?
With perspective, even if I was disappointed.
With criticism that was sharper than I would have preferred.
With repeated blame that was hard to interrupt.
With thoughts that I was worthless, a burden, or beyond help.