The Mood Cure Questionnaire by Julia Ross

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Directions: Check the box next to each symptom that you identify with.

Type 1. Under a Dark Cloud

Low in Antidepressant Serotonin

Do you have a tendency to be negative, to see the glass as half-empty rather than half full? Do you have dark, pessimistic thoughts?

Are you often worried and anxious?

Do you have feelings of low self-esteem and lack of confidence? Do you easily get to feeling self-critical and guilty?

Do you have obsessive, repetitive, angry, or useless thoughts that you just can't turn off-for instance, when you're trying to get to sleep?

Does your behavior often get a bit, or a lot, obsessive? Is it hard for you to make transitions, to be flexible? Are you a perfectionist, a neatnik, or a control freak? A computer, TV, or work addict?

Do you really dislike the dark weather or have a clear-cut fall/winter depression (SAD)?

Are you apt to be irritable, impatient, edgy, or angry?

Do you tend to be shy or fearful? Do you get nervous or panicky about heights, flying, enclosed spaces, public performance, spiders, snakes, bridges, crowds, leaving the house, or anything else?

Have you had anxiety attacks or panic attacks (your heart races, it's hard to breathe)?

Do you get PMS or menopausal moodiness (tears, anger, depression)?

Do you hate hot weather?

Are you a night owl, or do you often find it hard to get to sleep even though you want to?

Do you wake up in the night, have restless or light sleep, or wake up too early in the morning?

Do you routinely like to have sweet or starchy snacks, wine, or marijuana in the afternoons, evenings, or in the middle of the night (but not earlier in the day)?

Do you find relief from any of the above symptoms through exercise?

Have you had fibromyalgia (unexplained muscle pain) or TMJ (pain, tension, and grinding associated with your jaw)?

Have you benefitted from serotonin-targeted antidepressant drugs?

Type 1 Total

Type 2. Suffering from the Blahs

Low in Stimulating Catecholamines or Thyroid or Low in Natural Stimulants like Noradrenalin or Thyroid

Do you often feel depressed-the flat, bored, apathetic kind?

Are you low on physical or mental energy? Do you feel tired a lot, have to push yourself to exercise?

Is your drive, enthusiasm, and motivation quota on the low side?

Do you have difficulty focusing or concentrating?

Do you need a lot of sleep? Are you slow to wake up in the morning?

Are you easily chilled? Do you have cold hands or feet?

Do you tend to put on weight too easily?

Do you feel the need to get more alert and motivated by consuming a lot of caffeine or other "uppers" like chocolate, diet pills, or cocaine?

Type 2 Total

Type 3. Overwhelmed by Stress

Low in Tranquilizing GABA

Do you often feel overworked, pressured, or deadlined?

Do you have trouble relaxing or loosening up?

Does your body tend to be stiff, uptight, tense?

Are you easily upset, frustrated, or snappy under stress?

Do you often feel overwhelmed or as though you just can't get it all done?

Do you feel weak or shaky at times?

Are you sensitive to bright light, noise, or chemical fumes? Do you wear dark glasses a lot?

Do you feel significantly worse if you skip meals or go too long without eating?

Do you use tobacco, alcohol, food, or drugs to relax and calm down?

Type 3 Total

Type 4. Too Sensitive to Life's Pain

Low in Pain-Killing Endorphins

Do you consider yourself or do others consider you to be very sensitive? Does emotional pain or perhaps physical pain really get to you?

Do you tear up or cry easily-for instance, even during TV commercials?

Do you tend to avoid dealing with painful issues?

Do you find it hard to get over losses or get through grieving?

Have you been through a great deal of physical or emotional pain?

Do you crave pleasure, comfort, reward, enjoyment, or numbing from treats like chocolate, bread, wine, romance novels, marijuana, tobacco, or lattes?

Type 4 Total

Directions: Check the box next to each symptom that you identify with.

Type 1. Under a Dark Cloud

Type 2. Suffering from the Blahs

Type 3. Overwhelmed by Stress

Type 4. Too Sensitive to Life's Pain

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