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Do You Have the Body Blues?

Respond to the following statements in terms of how you've been feeling
in the past few weeks.

Part A.

1.	I've been feeling tired or sluggish.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
2.	I've had difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
3.	I've been eating more than I would like, especially in the second half of the day.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
4.	My thinking has seemed fuzzy or unfocused.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
5.	I've had little interest in sex.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
6.	I've been eating too much.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
7.	I've been feeling tense or anxious.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
8.	I've been feeling stressed.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
9.	I've been sleeping too much or feeling sleepy during the day.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
10.	When I feel anxious, irritable, tired, or stressed, I've been eating sweets, chocolate, or carbohydrates.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
11.	I've been thinking about my own death. (But not necessarily about taking my own life.)		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
12.	I've been eating to comfort myself, even when I'm not hungry.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
13.	When I've been feeling down, I've had the urge to buy things to boost my mood.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
14.	I've been feeling irritable or angry.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
15.	I've been having more problems making decisions.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time
16.	I've been making "verbal slips" or having difficulty remembering people's names.		Rarely	Occasionally	Often	Most of the Time

Part B.

1.	I've had a greatly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities for at least the past two weeks.		Not True	Somewhat True	True	Very True
2.	I've been very depressed, sad, without feeling, or tearful most of the day for at least the past two weeks.		Not True	Somewhat True	True	Very True
3.	I've been feeling so low or depressed that I've had a very hard time functioning for at least the past two weeks.		Not True	Somewhat True	True	Very True

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