In this quick guide, we’ll dive into an intriguing question: Can Sims get mental illnesses? Let’s find out!
Can Sims Get Mental Illnesses in The Sims 4?
The Sims 4 base game does not include explicit mental illnesses as a gameplay mechanic. While Sims experience various emotions and moods that can affect their behavior and interactions, the game does not depict mental illnesses in a clinical sense.
The emotions and moods in The Sims 4 serve as a way to enhance gameplay and storytelling rather than represent real-world mental health conditions.
Install Mental Illness Mods to Experience Mental Disorders in The Sims 4
While The Sims 4 does not include explicit mental illnesses in its base game, you can install mods that introduce mental health-related elements into the game.
By installing specific mods, players can simulate mental health conditions for their Sims, such as anxiety, depression, or other emotional struggles.
Once again, these mods are optional and are not part of the official game content.
Keep in mind that some mods might be broken with the current Sims 4 game patch.
Get Zero’s Mental Health Mod
Zero’s Mental Health Mod brings 11 possible mental disorders that your Sim can be diagnosed with, namely ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline, Clinical Depression, Dependant Personality, Eating Disorder, Gender Dysphoria, Narcissistic Disorder, OCD, and Schizoid.
There’s also PTSD, General Depression, and support groups.
As its creator explains:
This Mod adds a Mental Health System into the game, Psychotherapy, Pharmacological Therapy and the possibility to get a Diagnosis.
To get started, click on your Sim’s phone, and book an appointment with a psychiatrist to get a diagnostic.
This mod requires the XML Injector and Ability to Read utility.
You can get it from Zero’s Patreon page.
Get the Divergent Sims Mod
The Divergent Sims mod centers around neurodiversity, self-esteem, mental health evaluation, and treatments. It brings 25 conditions, ranging from anxiety and personality issues to eating, and mental health issues.
These disorders can affect Sims of all ages, from infants to elders.
You can download this mod from Patreon as part of the Health-Related pack.
Have you tried any of these mods? Let me know in the comments below.