

Seeing a lost loved one in your dreams is certainly a bittersweet experience that can make waking up a rather depressing affair. It allows you to execute stories with your Sims that you might not think of right away, but will be thankful for later. Pretty heavy stuff for a game where you can get killed by a Cowplant and fight chickens.īut in all seriousness, this kind of thoughtfulness is what makes the pose-enthusiast community so enriching and interesting. Sim_plyreality made this with her own Sim in mind, who had lost his wife, and reunites with her in his dreams only to wake up and realize it wasn’t real. Which happens more often than you might think… This is actually one of the first pose packs that come to mind when I’m looking for something to illustrate my Sim’s depression. I know using poses can often be intimidating for newcomers, but the creator Natalia-Auditore even includes a handy diagram so you can get your Sims set up just right.Ħ.

One clearly distressed Sim will be seated at the bar while another approaches and comforts them, seemingly through conversation. These poses bring the real emotional turmoil that can often be found at a bar, in a most dramatic fashion. Well, you can always find a way around that. So Sims drink “juice” instead of alcohol and the effects are never too severe. The bars in TS4 are certainly a little strange.ĭue to the rating, I think things are supposed to be fairly tame so it’s appropriate for all ages.

That’s just a natural environment to simultaneously think on things and try to block them out, and the phrase “drown your sorrows” didn’t come about for nothing. Heading to a bar to deal with your emotions might not always be healthy – but it’s how a lot of people deal with things. Maybe they just got fired, or had a horrible fight with their mother, or someone died… who knows?īut seeing them laying dejectedly in a bathtub will surely get the desired vibe across. It’s very obvious something has gone wrong in their life – and you can use these in a multitude of stories and scenarios. Their misery is palpable with these poses, from the Sim’s expression to their body language. They can lay on the couch, sit with their head in their hands, lean against the counter, and lounge in the bath. These poses will bring more to your Sim’s blue mood than a frowny face, allowing them to take a moment to reflect throughout their home. That whim’s existence is equal parts impressive and amusing, too. Whoever runs the Sadness Hotline in this game must be really confused.

The fact that wearing wet clothes and losing a loved one result in the same emotion is… interesting, to say the least. Only a few things can really trigger it, and it’s a pretty bizarre spectrum. Sadness doesn’t seem to be a big part of a Sim’s life.
