About this skill

The problem

People can feel mood swings, but often only have rough words such as tired or upset available. A mood journal needs a structured place to record emotion type, intensity, triggers, bodily sensations, and timing. mood-journal is for this self-awareness workflow, not for therapy, diagnosis, or crisis intervention.

How it works

The skill activates when a user mentions mood journal, emotion tracking, or asks to log how they feel. It focuses on:
- Structured capture: emotion label, intensity, trigger, body signals, and time.
- Pattern review: recurring triggers, cycles, and intensity shifts across entries.
- Coping guidance: immediate relief and longer-term adjustment suggestions by emotion type.
- Summaries: turning scattered entries into weekly or monthly retrospectives.

The workflow starts with naming the emotion precisely, records intensity and bodily response, then uses accumulated notes to analyze patterns and suggest next steps.

Boundaries

This skill is not a substitute for counseling, psychiatric diagnosis, or crisis support. Entries depend on self-report and may remain only in the current conversation, so they are not a long-term clinical record. If someone reports self-harm ideation, persistent depression, or panic attacks, professional help should be sought immediately.

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Use Cases

After a heavy sprint, log daily anxiety intensity, triggers, and body signals to spot recurring stress.
Before bed, turn scattered feelings into structured entries so patterns can be reviewed later.
Before a check-in with a coach or friend, summarize recent mood entries into a weekly report.
When feeling upset but unclear, use emotion vocabulary to distinguish disappointment, frustration, and resentment.

Best For

Engineers under delivery pressure who want to log stress triggers and see which tasks most often cause anxiety.
Freelancers preparing a personal retrospective who need scattered mood notes turned into a weekly pattern summary.
Product designers who feel emotional but struggle to name it, and want precise emotion vocabulary for frustration, disappointment, or anxiety.
Early-career professionals seeking immediate coping tactics and longer-term strategies to reduce feeling overwhelmed.