Perhaps, with such mods, it could make it easier for mental illness to be understood, and give individuals a rough idea of just how frustrating living with mental illness can be. It is difficult for individuals who have never experienced mental illness to empathise with those who live with it on a daily basis. They are absolutely brilliant (in retrospect, I should not have started with a household of three Sims, each with social anxiety, bipolar I, or depression). In January, I chanced upon Depressed Trait by saphryn and, of course, gave it to the Sim I named after myself. A few days ago, I found several more similar mods. I downloaded Social Anxiety Disorder – Trait by iridescentlaura and Bipolar Trait by emile20 and got to playing.

Something that has been rising in popularity in the mod market allows you to give your Sim traits related to mental illness. They may also have feelings of being watched or being followed or just general fear during this time.For simmers everywhere, making the perfect Sim is always fun – you get to customise appearance, voice, personality, clothing, and aspirations, all of which will affect the way your Sims behave. You can also experience mixed cycles with a combination of all moods. They need time to relax and re-center themselves.Įmptiness (Bored +8) – Your Sim is feeling completely empty, stuck in neutral, and overall bored with life itself.īout of Paranoia (Scared +6) – Those Sims were talking about and plotting against your Sim behind their back, your Sim is sure of it! Or maybe they are just having another random bout of paranoia as part of their bipolar disorder which can occur during any kind of episode. For instance, you can experience both Energized and Anger or Enraged while in a Hypomanic state, and Very Sad and Tense (from feeling Empty) in a Depressive state. Stressed Out (Stressed +8) – Your Sim is incredibly stressed out from their wide ranging and ever-changing moods. They may experience a loss of energy, need for more sleep, changes in appetite, irritability, and increased crying.Īnger Flash (Angry +6) – Your Sim is having a severe anger flash which is common during manic episodes and occasionally happens during depressive episodes. They may experience random fits of rage, less need for sleep, reckless behavior, and increased sex drive.ĭepressive Episode (Sad +8) – Your Sim is having a depressive episode and feels incredibly sad, hopeless, and worthless. Manic Episode (Energized +8) – Your Sim is having a manic episode and feels overly happy and energized. Here are some of the mood buffs you can expect with this trait mod:

Sims 4 mental illness traits