The Sims 3: Why is my Sim so unhappy?

Question

As is visible in the screenshot below, my Sim has all their needs met and no negative moodlets, yet their happiness level is pretty much stuck to miserable. Is this a bug, and if so, how do I fix it?

Xantec · Accepted Answer

Supposedly this is due to a bug that causes the well rested moodlet to apply a permanent negative mood effect, instead of a temporary positive one. At least this is according to this fix. I use this fix and it does seem to make the mood work correctly.

Correct answer by Xantec on May 27, 2021

chandsie · Answer

I have had this problem before, and I fixed it by saving, quitting, reloading and then making my sim do something that would usually make him happy. It worked for me, but obviously this seems like some sort of bug so YMMV. Good Luck!

Answered by chandsie on May 27, 2021

Raven Dreamer · Answer

To add on to Xantec's answer:

EA managed to totally screw up the
  "Well Rested" moodlet with the LN
  patch. For every sleep cycle sims
  would get a semi-permanent mood impact
  in the amount of buff value minus 25.
  So for the cheapest bed, the mood
  would drop by 15 per day. The "Well
  Rested" moodlet is only the most
  obvious case by the way, but not the
  only one. This mod will fix that issue
  for you.

So it looks like your Sim just has a really, really, depressing bed. Either buy a better bed, or download the mod Xantec linked to to fix it.

Zoe · Answer

I had the same problem, I can see in the picture that your sim is not fullfilled (mood effect box). I believe that's the problem.

If your sim hasn't been fullfilled lately, they seem to get depressed with out it showing up in the mood effects box.

Try to fullfill your sim as much as possible and you probably won't have the problem again.

The Sims 3: Why is my Sim so unhappy?

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