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Old Dec 09, 2011, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Innerzone View Post
Heheh. I don't think I am, but can say for sure that I can't leave anything of the sort alone! Ever! I've tried a couple of mood trackers (always by hand, but that's me.). Almost immediately I'm tweaking it. With more information. But of course. One variation I came up with had too much writing. The one I use now has a little space for elaboration on a given thing. The most useful adjustment I've found? Color-coding. For instance, with sleep issues. It makes patterns really easy to see. For instance, if you see a lot of blue in my "sleep/wake issues" area, you can be damn sure I'm having a very hard time forcing myself out of bed. I'll pencil in just how long and make the areas of blue smaller or larger depending on how big an issue it's being. (Because, ya know, I just can't keep from being more precise! Lol.)

I've been mood charting for years now. I have no sense of time, so it's very useful for how long things have been going on, when meds were adjusted or added etc., which would otherwise by absolutely impossible to recall.
Yes, this is good! I like color coding. I color code things all the time. That is a big help for me. I was thinking a mood chart that has a level for each thing. For example, 0-10. Today my thoughts are racing 0 not at all to 10 can't think straight. You know, like the pain chart they have at the hospital. But I think everything is like a 0-10. People aren't just "yes or no." I'm irritated, yes or no. Instead it should be I'm irritated 0-10.
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