Part 24

Explore every moodlet in The Sims 3, detailing their effects, durations, and how to obtain them. Master your Sims' emotions with this comprehensive guide.

This guide details various moodlets in The Sims 3, explaining their effects, durations, and how they are obtained.

Mood

Duration

6 Hours

Obtained By

Having a full night's sleep on a cheap bed

Moodlets

Itchy

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: 4 Hours, Obtained By: When a Sim encounters something that causes them to get an itch, such as plants

Upset

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: 3 Hours, Obtained By: When a Sim has a bad experience, the emotional Sims get this

Overworked

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: 12 Hours, Obtained By: When a Sim returned home from work with a low Fun bar

Anxious to Advance

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: Until they get their promotion, Obtained By: After a few days and the Ambitious Sim has still not gotten that promotion

Feeling Anxious

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: As long as the thing that is bothering the Sim is bothering them, Obtained By: Neurotic Sims when they think that someone is talking bad about them, or overthink something

Crying Baby

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: Until the crying ends, Obtained By: When there is a baby crying

Threw a Lame Party

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: 8 Hours, Obtained By: After your Sim has thrown a lousy party. Maybe you to liven it up next time

Humiliated

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: 3 Hours, Obtained By: After your Sim has been insulted a fair amount of times

Offended

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: 3 Hours, Obtained By: When you have been offended by another Sim

Caught After Curfew

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: 3 Hours, Obtained By: When your teenage runaway has been caught breaking their curfew

Disappointed

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: 24 Hours, Obtained By: When they try to impress another person, and they fail, or it backfires. That's what you get for boasting

Afraid of the Dark

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: As long as they are in the dark, Obtained By: Cowards are afraid of the dark, so give them sunlight or lights

Stuff Taken

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: 24 Hours, Obtained By: When a Kleptomaniac or a Robber decides to run off with their belongings

Too Many People

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: As long as they are around other Sims, Obtained By: Loner Sims when they are in a group

Stir Crazy

Effect: -15 to Mood, Duration: Until they leave the house, Obtained By: When a Sim has been couped inside the house for far too long

Aching Back

Effect: -20 to Mood, Duration: 4 Hours or a Massage, Obtained By: When a Sim has had far too much exercise and needs a massage

Embarrassed

Effect: -20 to Mood, Duration: 3 Hours, Obtained By: When something embarrassing happens, like peeing their pants

Detention

Effect: -20 to Mood, Duration: 4 Hours, Obtained By: When a Child or Teen mucks up in school and gets detention

Witnessed Betrayal

Effect: -20 to Mood, Duration: 6 Hours, Obtained By: When a romantic partner betrays you by cheating on another person. Like kissing another person, in front of you

Rejected by Ex

Effect: -20 to Mood, Duration: 6 Hours, Obtained By: When your Sim has been rejected by an ex, as the moodlet suggests

Plagued By Nature

Effect: -20 to Mood, Duration: As long as they are outdoors, Obtained By: Sims who Hate the Outdoors being outdoors

Hydrophobic

Effect: -20 to Mood, Duration: As long as they are near water, Obtained By: Hydrophobic Sims don't tend to like water all that much

Lost a Friend

Effect: -25 to Mood, Duration: Depends on the strength of the friendship, the stronger, the longer the pain, Obtained By: Losing a friend, either through betrayal or losing touch

Scared

Effect: -25 to Mood, Duration: 3 Hours, Obtained By: When Sims are afraid of ghosts see one, to their horror

Nauseous

Effect: -25 to Mood, Duration: 2 Hours, Obtained By: When vegetarians decide to eat some meat

Really Have To Pee

Effect: -30 to Mood, Duration: Until their Bladder is relieved, Obtained By: When they have a critical bladder

Missed the Wedding

Effect: -30 to Mood, Duration: 24 Hours, Obtained By: When they miss a wedding, be it the bride or groom, or the parents

Rejected Proposal

Effect: -30 to Mood, Duration: 6 Hours, Obtained By: When a Sim proposals, and they get knocked back

Missing Work

Effect: -30 to Mood, Duration: Until their shift ends, Obtained By: When a workaholic Sim misses their work shift

Fired

Effect: -30 to Mood, Duration: Depends on how high their position war, the higher the longer, Obtained By: When a Sim has been fired from their job

Filthy Surroundings

Effect: -30 to Mood, Duration: For as long as they are in the filthy room, Obtained By: Entering a room with no environment, filthy plates, dirty items and the like all over the place

Horrified

Effect: -35 to Mood, Duration: 8 Hours, Obtained By: When a Sim has been freaked out when they enter a Mausoleum

Vile Surroundings

Effect: -40 to Mood, Duration: For as long as they are in the vile room, Obtained By: This is the worst of the worst, there is crap all over the place, rotten food, dirty dishes, broken items, water puddles, and so forth

Drowning

Effect: -40 to Mood, Duration: Until they are out of the water, Obtained By: Well, Sims don't appreciate drowning when they lack energy to