The depression quiz here does not help me in figuring out where I am. Regardless of good or bad day I score 43 on it because it is hard for me to do somethings and I am slow at doing things and I do tire easily, and it does take great effort to do things depending on what it is that I am doing. I have physical health problems - cerebral palsy for example my sleep does get sidturbed very much due to muscle spasms, and my musles are affected by the cerebral palsy by limbs so if I am doing something right handed I have a more difficult time doing t hat cativity then iof I am doing that activity left handed or with each of my legs and so on. I feel more dead then alive sometinmes well I have DID and with that comes numbness, not being able to feel, the same with difficulty making decisions I have DID part of that is my inability or difficulty in making decisions sometimes. pleasure and joy has gone out of my life - my son was my life and he is no longer here so that one is also scored very much. I read slowly - yea I have dyslexia so I take my time when I read.

Basically this book Mind Over Mood uses the words "more or less than usual" so that the person taking the inventory knows what is being looked for is any changes from that specific persons usual normal routines and feelings.