The Nuance
The Science of Stir Crazy
Why spending time alone drives people nuts
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5 min readJun 20, 2019
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People who have been pent-up indoors with a flu or stranded in a deserted place have an inkling of the restlessness and unease known as “cabin fever,” or “going stir crazy.” Jack Nicholson’s character in The Shining had a particularly nasty case — to put it mildly.
