Cabin Fever

The phenomenon where people begin to feel constricted by there environment- people the Walls. No new information being brought in, no new experiences, no time lost, feeling that it is all the same. Thoughts and emotions begin to circle with no outlet and as they circulate they begin to become trapping, sometimes to extreme degrees unable to disrupt the patterns of thoughts. We all have a system for getting things done- but we typically are not prepared for making changes in the way we do things when winter hits- it's somewhat unexpected but we cannot assume the same routine, that is typically effective when we are out of the house more often will work. Our typical routine involves greater activity and interaction. So cabin fever or having a sense that the walls are closing in on you can be a wakeup call that you need to make adjustments and try and plug into some different areas of creativity and connection. Different being the optimal word, take time to write friends that you haven't spoken too. Listen to music, skype a friend, make sure that you break your typical routine and try and connect with people. This is a psychological phenomenon that is brought on by limiting environments so we must find healthy ways to expand our minds in the face of constricting environments. There is a rationale as to why they place people in solitary confinement it's because left to our devices without real connection to others we can become self destructive so take new information in try new things and connect with others. It may feel that thoughts start to bang of the inside of your head too much clutter and not enough action or movement. So take steps towards shaking it up, turn on some music and dance around the house! Just a thought!