How We Calculate Your Patterns

Mood Trend

We compare weeks to weeks, months to months, and years to years for accurate mood trend data. All periods use calendar boundaries (weeks, months, years). This like-for-like comparison gives you the most meaningful insights about how your emotions are changing over time!

How We Calculate It (The "Apples to Apples" Method):

To ensure fair comparisons and avoid misleading trends, we use a special scoring system designed specifically for trend analysis. This prevents situations where you might have a higher overall mood in Week 2, but still be told you're "declining" just because one negative mood was logged.

• Daily Score Formula (Mood Trends Only): For each mood entry:
  • Positive Moods (mood value > 0): Always count as 100 points - regardless of intensity. This creates a consistent baseline for comparison.
  • Neutral Mood (mood value = 0): Counts as 0 points - neither positive nor negative.
  • Negative Moods (mood value < 0): Calculated as mood_value × intensity (e.g., mood -3 × intensity 5 = -15)
• Period Average: Add up all daily scores, then divide by the number of days logged.
• Real-World Example:
  • Week 1: You logged 3 positive moods (100 + 100 + 100) and 1 negative mood (-15) = Total 285 ÷ 4 days = 71.25 average
  • Week 2: You logged 6 positive moods (600 points) and 1 negative mood (-10) = Total 590 ÷ 7 days = 84.29 average
  • Result: Clear improvement! Week 2's average (84.29) is higher than Week 1's (71.25), showing genuine emotional progress.

Why This "Apples to Apples" Approach?

Traditional mood scoring can be unfair for trends. Imagine logging mostly positive moods in Week 2 with just one minor negative moment - your overall emotional state is great! But if we used intensity-weighted scores for positive moods, that single negative entry could make Week 2 appear "worse" than Week 1, even though you felt better overall. By giving all positive moods equal weight (100 points), we're measuring the presence of negativity rather than nitpicking differences between good days. This ensures your trend accurately reflects your emotional journey - not just mathematical noise.

Special Case - All Positive Periods:

• 🌟 When BOTH periods are entirely positive (no negative moods logged), we don't calculate a trend. Instead, you'll see an "Amazing Week/Month/Year!" message celebrating your consistently positive emotional state. After all, if you're only logging positive vibes, there's no negativity to measure improvement against!

Time Period Comparisons:

• Week View: Last week's average is compared to the week before's average.
• Month View: Last month's average is compared to the month before's average.
• Year View: Last year's average is compared to the year before's average.
• Like-for-Like Comparison: We always compare two complete periods for accurate, meaningful trends. We exclude the current incomplete period to ensure fair comparisons.

All Mood Trend Categories:

• 🚀 Large Improvement (≥30% better) - Major emotional glow-up! Significant positive life changes.
• 📈 Moderate Improvement (15-29% better) - Solid upward momentum! Things are definitely improving.
• ✨ Small Improvement (5-14% better) - Steady progress! Moving in the right direction.
• ➡️ Stable (less than 5% change) - Consistent emotional baseline. You're maintaining your norm.
• 📉 Small Decline (-5% to -14% worse) - Noticeable dip. May need some extra self-care.
• ⚠️ Moderate Decline (-15% to -29% worse) - Downward trend. Time for reflection and support.
• 🔴 Large Decline (≤-30% worse) - Remember: tough times don't last forever.
• 🌟 All Positive Periods (no negative moods) - Both periods were amazing! No trend calculation needed.
• 🌱 Building Your Baseline (not enough data) - Keep logging! We need more data for accurate trends.

Important Note: This special calculation method applies ONLY to Mood Trends. All other features (Best Day of Week, Most Common Mascots, etc.) use standard intensity-weighted scoring to preserve accuracy in those contexts.