Do you play better or worse when you're depressed?

It's strange but I just got some bad news that made me really depressed so I started to play to try and think about something else. And strangely enough I've reached the highest rating ever this last hour. I definitely play better when I'm depressed, it's strange I've heard just the opposite. 

I guess the important thing is if you're in the mood for chess, not how good you feel emotionally. 

 I guess last summer you must have been on top of the world when your rating fell below 1600.

lol yeah well hollidays you know...

i am happy

Correlation does not equal causation.

Feeling a bit down after bad news is not the same thing as suffer a real Depression. A Depression is a serious illness were therapy and anti- depresiva is nessecairy.