Dinner with close friends
Fear 1 · Anger 1 · Sad 1 · Happy 7
You feel present, open, and connected. There’s a little caution, assertiveness, and reflection, but Happy is carrying most of the mix.
What is a FASH score?
A FASH score maps the mood mix inside a moment, memory, person, event, decision, or your mood right now. FASH is ever changing, and always in flow, representing a snapshot in flux.
You distribute 10 points across Fear, Anger, Sad, and Happy. The result helps you see which moods are most present, which are quieter, and what balance may be shaping the experience.
It's not about labelling yourself. It's about noticing the mix.
Mood Pie Examples
A FASH score doesn't tell you what you are. It shows what's present in the experience.
A snake appears
Fear 7 · Anger 1 · Sad 0 · Happy 2
Fear rises because the situation needs caution and protection. The score doesn’t mean Fear is wrong, it shows that Fear is the main signal here.
Someone you miss
Fear 2 · Anger 1 · Sad 5 · Happy 2
Sad carries the strongest signal, representing a mix of contemplation, reflection, and sadness, but there's still warmth, caution, and courage in the mix.
Different moments carry different mixes. The score helps you notice what's leading.
Try a FASH score today.
Choose what you're scoring, then build a 10-point mix across Fear, Anger, Sad, and Happy.
What are you scoring?
Step 1 of 4
How much Fear is in this?
Think about it on a scale from caution to panic.
Points left: 10
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My mood right now
Add 10 more points to complete your FASH score.
Why score your mood mix?
What FASH helps you see
A FASH score turns a vague feeling into a visible mood mix, so you can understand what's present and what may need rebalancing.
The mix behind the moment
See how Fear, Anger, Sad, and Happy combine instead of forcing one label.
What’s too low, balanced, or too high
Notice whether each mood is missing, healthy, or overpowering the experience.
FASH states across your life
Track what keeps showing up in moods, memories, people, events, and decisions.
Clearer language for what’s happening inside
Express your inner state in a clear and simple way without words.
A way back toward balance
Use the score as a starting point for reflection, not a label or diagnosis.
What you can name, you can work with.
Four moods. One clearer lens.
Each mood can be too low, balanced, or too high. FASH helps you notice the mix and move toward the healthier middle.
Fear
Caution · protection · readiness
Anger
Courage · boundaries · confidence
Sad
Contemplation · reflection · depth
Happy
Celebration · connection · energy
No mood is an island.
FASH shows how moods work together. The major mood pair helps us stay, play, laugh, and learn. The minor mood pair helps us fight, flee, protect, and respond. Your mood in any moment is often a mix, not a single feeling.
Major Mood Pair
Compassion + Celebration
Stay & Play = Calm Pair
Parasympathetic laugh-learn
Minor Mood Pair
Courage + Caution
Fight & Flight = Alarm Pair
Sympathetic response
Major Pair
Minor Pair
Based on the work of Dr. Anthony R. Durrell.
FASH is based on Dr. Durrell's mood theory and his book “What is a Mood?” The method helps people identify Fear, Anger, Sad, and Happy as interconnected mood forces, then use that awareness to understand their mood habits more clearly.
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Use FASH to score moments, understand your mood mix, and track how your emotional patterns change over time.