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Figures & data

Figure 1 Mean incidence of Agitation- and Dejection-related words over the 4 years of forum activity.

Note: Vertical bars denote 0.95 confidence intervals.

Table 1 Contrast analysis for Agitation and Dejection means for years 1–4

Time	Agitation (mean)	Dejection (mean)	F(1, 5238)
1	0.039	0.026	3.26
2	0.052	0.026	25.84***
3	0.035	0.020	15.73**
4	0.034	0.022	8.44*

Notes:

* P<0.01;

** P<0.0001;

*** P<0.000001.

Table S1 The final dictionary of Dejection- and Agitation-related words

Norwegian	English
Agitation (18 items)
Redd	Afraid
Livredd	Scared to death
Skremt	Scared
Skrekkel*	Horrible
Vettskrem*	Horrified
Forferde*	Terrible
Panisk	Panic-stricken
Forskrekk*	Terrified
Angst*	Anxiety
Nervøs*	Nervous
Uro*	Worry
Engste*	Concern
Anspen*	Tense
Bekymr*	Troubled
Rastl*	Restless
Stress*	Stress
Forsvar*	Defensive
Provoser*	Provoked
Dejection (20 items)
Bitter	Bitter
Misfornøyd*	Unhappy
Frustr*	Frustrated
Irrit*	Irritable
Motløs*	Dejected
Demotiver*	Demotivated
Beklem*	Heartsick
Forsak*	Deprived
Kue*	Stooped
Trist*	Sad
Negativ*	Negative
Sorg*	Sorrow
Savn*	Miss
Deprimer*	Depressed
Begrede*	Miserable
Tragisk	Tragic
Lei	Sorry
Håpl*	Hopeless
Fortvil*	Despair
Kjip	Mean

Note:

* Denotes a word stem that will include multiple forms.