Results from past surveys

Each month, or there abouts :-), we post a poll on our homepage which asks a question about mood, stress, coping with life etc. Here are the results of all the questions so far.

Thanks heaps to you guys who have answered. And if you have a question that you think would be good to ask, email it to me at: ask@lookokfeelcrap.org.

Previous questions:

How does your relationship affect how you feel? (November 2009)
How would you describe your mood? (October 2009)
Work is hard to find at the moment. Has this affected you and how do you feel about it? (September 2009)
What is your favourite thing about the summer (August 2009)
What helps you revise for exams (May 2009)
Does the current financial crisis affect how you feel? (February 2009)
Is your mood lower in the winter? (December 2008)
Do you use alcohol to change your mood (November 2008)
How much does your low mood or anxiety affect your ability to sleep? (October 2008)
Have you talked to your friends about how you're feeling? (September 2008)
What helps most to improve your mood? (July 2008)

Results:

How does your relationship affect how you feel?

Posted: November 2009
Total responses: 67
I am very irritable and angry with my partner when I feel low 31%; my partner is really helpful and supportive 24%; I don't have a partner and that makes me feel low 18%; My partner doesn't understand how I feel 16%; I'm low/depressed because my relationship ended 6%; I don't think my relationship (or lack of one) affects how I feel 5%.

How would you describe your mood?

Posted: October 2009
Total responses: 124
I feel low or down 28%; I have depression 23%; I feel crap 17%; I am anxious 11%; I'm stressed 9%; None of the above 7%; I am on this website for someone else 5%

Work is hard to find at the moment. Has this affected you and how do you feel about it?

Posted: September 2009
Total responses: 89

What is your favourite thing about the summer?

Posted: August 2009
Total responses: 40

Nothing - i feel crap in the summer 35%; None of the above but I like summer 18%; Chillling in the sun (when it's out); Time off school/college/uni 15%; Going on holiday 10%; Festivals 5%; Doing more sport 3%

What helps you revise for exams?

Posted: May 2009
Responses: 74

Listening to your favourite music while you revise 23%; taking regular breaks to do something you enjoy 18.9%; planning something fun to look forward to after the exams 12.2%; procrastinating for as long as possible 10.8%; making and sticking to a revision timetable 9.5%; plenty of caffeine 8.10%; studying with friends 6.8%; doing practice papers 6.8%; hours and hours in the library 4.1%

Does the current financial crisis affect how you feel ?

Posted: February 2009
Total Responses: 244

yes, I feel crap as a direct result of money or job problems caused by the crisis 39.3%; yes - all the bad news about the economy has made me feel worse 20.5%; no I'm not currently affected 19.7%; No it's a concern but I don't let myself worry about money 17.2%; what financial crisis 3.3%

Is your mood lower in the winter?

Posted: December 2008
Total Responses: 219

Yes I start noticing I feel low around October and it lasts all winter 35.2%; Yes I find January and or February really difficult 22.4%; Yes - I really notice I feel low over Christmas and New Year 18.3%; No, my mood isn't lower in the winter 18.3%; I notice it a bit but it doesn't really affect me 5.9%

Do you use alcohol to change your mood?

Posted: November 2008
Total Responses: 369

sometimes: 23%; I don't drink 19.8%; Just when I fancy a night out 16%; Most days 14.9%, Yes every day 14.10%; Only rarely 12.2%

How much does your low mood or anxiety affect your ability to sleep?

Posted: October 2008
Total responses: 380

how much is sleep affected? I can't get to sleep and wake early 36.6%; I find it really difficult to get off to sleep 21.8%, A lot, I wake in the early hours most mornings 19.7%, my sleep isn't affected at all 11.3%; I have problems sleeping but not regularly 10.8%

Have you talked to your friends about how you're feeling?

Posted: September 2008
Total responses: 456

No I find it hard to talk about this sort of stuff 41.2%; I've told a few of my closest pals 33.10%, No way, I'm worried about how they would react 11.4%, yes most of them 8.6%, Not yet but I might do 5.7%

What helps most to improve your mood?

Posted: July 2008
Total responses: 349

Talking to someone I trust 34.7%, listening to music 19.5%, exercise 18.1%, None of the above 14.6%, Going out with my friends 9.7%, Doing random dance moves in my house 3.4%

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