Hi, just wanted to chime in with a recommendation for dealing with times of feeling depressed: try moodscope.com. It’s a site that offers a very short survey / game that you can take / play to register your current mood.
You can use it daily, or just log in whenever you’re feeling especially up or down. I think I usually come off as a pretty happy person, but sometimes I get depressed too. I found it to be surprisingly helpful to acknowledge and express those feelings. Tracking these moods on moodscope helps me to see that how I feel is very much related to temporary circumstances and is subject to change.
Another feature of the site that I recommend is sharing your scores with a trusted friend. My best friend and I do this, so we each get an email when the other registers a score. One of the ways that this is useful is that it lowers the barriers to reaching out for help. If I’m feeling down, I don’t have to track someone down and launch into a big explanation. I can just fill out a moodscope, which I find useful on its own, and then if my friend sees it he might also ask me how I’m doing, which makes me feel better too.
I actually use Moodscope, probably because you mentioned it before? Unfortunately my average score since I started using it is 30%, there are large gaps for the summer time and my mood was better when I started using it first but not great. See my Moodscope Graph for a pic that’s worth a 1000 words. I don’t think moodscope is appropriate for me tbh. I need to avail of a stronger mental health treatment I think. :(
Oh, did I? I’m sorry to hear that it hasn’t turned out to be helpful. It sounds like you are serious about getting the help you need though. Identifying the problem is obviously one of the most important steps to the solution. :) Good luck, friend!
Hi, just wanted to chime in with a recommendation for dealing with times of feeling depressed: try moodscope.com. It’s a site that offers a very short survey / game that you can take / play to register your current mood.
You can use it daily, or just log in whenever you’re feeling especially up or down. I think I usually come off as a pretty happy person, but sometimes I get depressed too. I found it to be surprisingly helpful to acknowledge and express those feelings. Tracking these moods on moodscope helps me to see that how I feel is very much related to temporary circumstances and is subject to change.
Another feature of the site that I recommend is sharing your scores with a trusted friend. My best friend and I do this, so we each get an email when the other registers a score. One of the ways that this is useful is that it lowers the barriers to reaching out for help. If I’m feeling down, I don’t have to track someone down and launch into a big explanation. I can just fill out a moodscope, which I find useful on its own, and then if my friend sees it he might also ask me how I’m doing, which makes me feel better too.
I hope that helps!
I actually use Moodscope, probably because you mentioned it before? Unfortunately my average score since I started using it is 30%, there are large gaps for the summer time and my mood was better when I started using it first but not great. See my Moodscope Graph for a pic that’s worth a 1000 words. I don’t think moodscope is appropriate for me tbh. I need to avail of a stronger mental health treatment I think. :(
Oh, did I? I’m sorry to hear that it hasn’t turned out to be helpful. It sounds like you are serious about getting the help you need though. Identifying the problem is obviously one of the most important steps to the solution. :) Good luck, friend!
I should really ring the GP today.
Sounds like a good plan!