Having Cabin Fever Can Be A Struggle

It's getting worse before it's getting better with this fucked up Coronavirus thing. Being basically told to stay home while trying to live a regular life. Not being able to stand more than 6ft away from somebody or even shake a hand when making a new friend, physical contact has become scarce because of the potential of getting sick. It's almost becoming like a futuristic version of Demolition Man where you can't even high five somebody and physical contact is basically against the law.

Even with working from home, I get Cabin Fever myself and I will admit, it has gotten the best of me at times. The frustration, the inability to go out where you'd like to go, not be able to even eat at a decent restaurant because of the shutdowns, not being able to go to a freaking library or the movies, for real going to a movie now is nearly considered dangerous. If you have kids at home from schools being shut down, that's got to be a total pain in the ass and you have y sympathy, luckily I'm glad that kids are at least safe and some parents love having their kids around but that still takes a patience that tests that sanity. One of my sisters has three boys at home (10, 4 and a 17 year old stepson) and I wish I could help her out, my other sister has a 17 year old High School senior doing school on a laptop and having a teenager quarantined with you can't be easy.

Although we are "saving lives" and practicing Social Distancing during these hard times, it can't be good when a newborn is coming into the world in this state and possibly growing up not knowing what a freaking hug feels like. I know this virus won't last forever and maybe some kids will experience unconditional love through physical contact but that's the way the human race is these days. I'll admit, as a person who is a hugger and loves to shake hands and high five people, it's driving me nuts. My wife calls my way of being with people a Love Language because yes I do like to hug people and if some aren't like that than I tone it down but I care about people and comforting them whether they're happy or sad or whatever, that's the compassionate side of me which only those who are around me understand. When you're barely allowed to do that, it tears you up and breaks your heart.

I firmly respect boundaries and I get it that there's an epidemic that is potentially fatal but come on now, some form of physical contact is a stress reliever and aids in those who suffer from depression and anxiety. I don't have severe depression thank god but I know what it's like to have high anxiety and have empathy so I feel for those who could use a hug and a smile to brighten their day. When you start taking away a natural stress reliever and a person's right to share unconditional love because of fear, you're aiding gasoline on the fire on the notion that because of how bad it's gotten, people are being conditioned to stay away from each other. It's one thing to understand safety and learn how to keep yourself healthy but the coronavirus isn't within every square inch of somebody and out of over 7 billion people in the world not even 1% have gotten it. 

Be safe and healthy, share some love with someone even if you can't even hug them at the moment. If you go out, protect yourself but don't go to extremes and for the love of the damn universe, thank a store clerk, a nurse, a small business owner, a teacher, trucker and others that have to keep going out into the chaos to get a paycheck.

This may be too soon to do but for those who are stuck at home and need a little pick me up, turn your Cabin Fever from a negative to a positive and remember, this won't last forever.