Tense

Tense is an emotion available in The Sims 4. It occurs when a Sim engages in mentally frustrating tasks. Ambitious Sims may become Tense if not promoted. Overworked Sims tend to become Tense. A Sim with this emotion can progress to feeling very tense, and Sims feeling very tense can become stressed.

Interactions and Activities
Sims will only have a chance to use these interactions or do these activities while tense

Interactions

 * Vent

Activities

 * Try to calm down (mirror)

Supportive Traits
These traits affect how often a Sim is tense.


 * Ambitious: Gets tense sometimes when not promoted.

Object Auras
These are items found, bought, or earned in the game that can emit a tense aura in the area around the object. You can choose to enable or disable the aura at any time. Once enabled, a Sim can interact with the object, through viewing or using it, and they will earn a +# tense moodlet. Whether their mood changes to tense or not depends on the other moodlets affecting the Sim at that time.

Careers and Jobs
Sims with these jobs or careers will gain work performance if they go to work while tense.