Do you have cabin fever?

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Do you have cabin fever? And when did it really kick in?

Obviously the last year has been very tough. I was okay personally last summer. It was enough of a novelty, I like being at home, the weather was great and a lot of things were open from July. You could sit in the pub/beer garden all day if you wanted. You could enjoy a day at the beach, an afternoon in a coffee shop, an evening at a restaurant etc.

Then another few tough months from October to December as the virus picked up and all the attention was on Christmas. January and February were horrible, but personally I didn't want to go anywhere then anyway. Tens of thousands dying from Covid in January and the weather terrible, I was happy to be sat at home safe and sound, protect the NHS etc.

As we've now reached 12 months of this, the cabin fever is really kicking in as the weather picked up. I'm sick of the sight of the same four walls, the same walks, the same daily grind, trying to find the motivation to log my laptop on in the morning and work for 8 hours from home, 5 days a week. Then log off on a Friday evening knowing i'll be doing bugger all until Monday morning.

I'm desperate for a change of scenery and a bit of enjoyment from life again.

Not cabin fever as such as we always go out 3-4 times a week and this time of year is usually quiet.
It’s going away fever that’s getting to me.
Should’ve been going to Tenerife in Dec but lab lost my test results and had to cancel
Booked for tomorrow, well that’s been cancelled
We did get a trip to the caravan at the weekend so that was an enormous boost

Weirdly it was the other way round for me - I had terrible cabin fever last spring/summer, but it's calmed down now. I think I've become institutionalised in my own house! Glad to be going back to work (school) next week though, and I do get a strong feeling of longing from time to time when I think about travelling to other parts of the country. I'd love to sit on a train for hours and watch the landscape rolling by, then go on a long walk through fields full of lambs and sit in a little pub garden on the bank of a canal somewhere. Somewhere in Somerset maybe, that sounds lovely

It started for me about the middle of January. That’s when I was just about over Covid, and therefore no longer concerned about catching it, IYSWIM.

Prior to that, I was OK with staying at home apart from daily walk and weekly shop. Now - although I know that I’m not 100% immune, even having now had 1st vaccine as well, I am no longer scared of catching it for myself. This despite being CV, in face recently upgraded to CEV in the February review and advised to shield.

I had Covid - an annoying cough and very tired for 2-3 weeks, not pleasant, but also not desperately ill, despite what the risk model says about me. So I guess I’m just not scared any more. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely understand the risk it poses to the minority and will continue to comply with all restrictions in place. But I am ready for them to be over.

No, I'm pretty darn busy.
Work, project for remote DC who can't come back here, other project idea with other DC
bits of cleaning, decluttering, volunteering (2 roles take ?8 hrs/week), exercise, chivvying DC to not just be on screens, general distractions from DC & cats
housework, bit of cooking, the odd other errand

Plenty to do. I don't watch tv either

But I'd love to go somewhere different like the beach (5 miles away). Thinking to organise a 'curry & movie' night with our bubble person.

Do you never even go out for a walk with your DC or do any shopping @happymummy12345?

Not really, I like my house a lot.

I just want everyone else out of it!

happymummy12345

Did you never leave the house before all this?

Yes!
I am lucky because I was still teaching on school till December and back in school tomorrow -hurray! - and live in an area with lots of green spaces/have car snd lot of friends who are still sane enough to be meeting up but yes! Can’t wait for all masks to be binned.

@minipie

Not really, I like my house a lot.

I just want everyone else out of it!

I like being at home too, but after 12 months I really need a change of scenery. Like anything, you need to give yourself a chance to miss it.

I haven't set foot outside my city in 12 months either.

@minipie

Not really, I like my house a lot.

I just want everyone else out of it!

Me too having to tip toe round my own house constantly, while DH and adult DD are on meetings. DS bless him is in Brighton at uni so I miss him.

I have this last week.Tbh I would've expected it way more over the last yr.im a workaholic so rarely get much free time.i have pretty much made the most of walking gardening baking and chores.now dh is here too he gets in the way!
I absolutely love the spring but somehow felt a bit down.ive given up drinking for Lent so no pleasure.like I say I've done really well so far now I may bite someone!

I'm okay if the weather's nice and I can work in the garden. Cold and grey days are hard. We don't even get out to shop, the highlight of our week is our Tesco delivery. I've started allowing substitutions just for the excitement.

For some reason, though, I'm finding it really easy to diet, suddenly, which is handy because I have 7 stone to lose. I think a year of being stuck in the same four walls has taught me to take one day at a time and not think about the bigger picture, which is an ideal state of mind for dieting.

Oh god yes. For a long, long time now. We have no outside space, not even a balcony, so I've been stuck indoors pretty much for almost a year (apart from two days last summer when I went to the next town to do some shopping). We don't drive so everywhere has to be on foot but I have rheumatoid arthritis which means I can't walk far - pre covid I used to hop on the bus or train and go all over the place. For a year I've been no further than a mile and a half from my house (apart from those two trips). I'm higher risk so don't want to use public transport, even when things were better last summer. I've not spent time with anyone other than DH or DD, haven't had a conversation with anyone else. My MH is completely fucked.

Not really. I went a bit crazy when I had to isolate a couple of times and then had the virus and obviously couldn't leave the house, but mainly feel fine now. Provide care to elderly parents, go for walks, supermarket, occasions garden centre visit, so do try to get out to a variety of places and definitely go out once a day.

Yep, hit me in January. Actually had a good cry to my doctor about it when I was chatting to them about something else 🙈

I just went through this intense period of anger & frustration at being stuck indoors with young kids for almost a year. Family not meeting our newborn etc etc. I had to work through, I went out on runs that physically hurt & that did the trick, I needed to get it out.

I’m OK now, still bored stupid. Just currently booking up my diary for summer & plodding on through to April when things will look considerably better hopefully!

I've been working throughput away from home, but still have cabin fever. It's shit.

Yes yes yes !
I've had long covid since I got the virus in March last year, and haven't been interested in doing much while I've been ill.
But now I'm starting to feel better and I am getting so.fed.up
Literally all I do is work on the computer - really bloody hard - and no fun in sight.
I want to go and lie on a hot beach somewhere or go on a city break
But my current state of health is now a barrier to me doing very much at all . I'm too ill to do much and too well for staying home to keep me entertained

Yes. It’s suffocating.

We go out every day. I can’t imagine how others don’t.

Doesn’t help that we have no garden...