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Mental health isn't always easy to talk about. Putting feelings into words can be inaccurate and frustrating.
How are you? is a tool that aims to translate mental state into a pictogram that can be used to understand our own mental health, track our progress, and facilitate open discussion.

Pictogram Generator

Scroll down to generate your mental health pictogram and press the download button to save it to your computer.
In the box below are some descriptors for the variables if you need some clarification.
Send your pictogram to @howareyoumh on Instagram or matturpani@gmail.com by email.
If you can, include a short text note answering the question, how are you?
Your submission will be posted on the Instagram account completely anonymously.

Day: Between sunrise and sunset.
Night: Between sunset and sunrise.
Mood: Your mood in general. (Bad - Neutral - Good)
Interest: How much you've been maintining interest in things you usually like. (Disinterested - Neutral - Interested)
Energy: Your physical energy level. (Tired - Neutral - Buzzing)
Appetite: Appetite for food and drink. (Undereating - Neutral - Overeating)
Self worth: Feelings about your sense of worth. (Low - Neutral - High)
Physical pain: Presence/intensity of any physical pain. (Absent - Extreme pain)
Irritability: Degree of recent irritability. (Not irritabile at all - Very irritable)
Anxiety: Presence/intensity of anxiety. (Calm - Extremely anxious)
Insomnia: Difficulty with sleeping. (Yes/No)
Suicidal ideation: Having thoughts about death or dying. (Yes/No)
Brain fog: Difficulty concentrating or remembering things. (Yes/No)