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I appreciate the suggestion that cabin fever makes you murderous, but I can't help but think that this is not a widespread psychological feature, and may mark a

I appreciate the suggestion that cabin fever makes you murderous, but I can't help but think that this is not a widespread psychological feature, and may mark a significant difference between yourself and others. Have you been assessed for psychopathy?

swiley 6y ago
It's probably less "cabin fever" and more "my job is now illegal and I won't be allowed to live inside a few months from now."
stevenicr 6y ago
I was going to chime in with a thought similar to gp(? P?) - I've witnessed a huge increase in all sorts of crime the past bit over a year and I'm sure it's a combination of factors, but I feel the primary factor is extra time on the hands. So very similar to what the initial comment said, not necessarily cabin fever aka all jack nicholson / the shining type.. so I did a G search and it says "Cabin fever refers to the distressing claustrophobic irritability or restlessness experienced when a person, or group, is stuck at an isolated location or in confined ..." - so maybe that's not the best term, of course it could be a factor. I've heard saying like 'idle hands are the devils plaything' and 'if you have a boy you have a full boy, and when you have 2 boys you have half a boy and when you have 3 boys you have not boy at all; - or something like that.. I think these things apply way more to the pandemic shutdowns/lockdowns more than anything else. I've seen some reports that child abuse is up because less school. I imagine that domestic abuse rises when people are at home more. Hundreds more people not at school or work in one apartment complex means many more people staring at packages being delivered, noticing when people come and go from work - more opportunity for ding-and-dash (which also chows lookouts who is not home) add to that people stuck at home in some cases very crowded and uncomfortable home and want to be out, and there is not as much to do out there.. I'm sure tons of crimes have increased immensely and much of it unreported. I'm sure factors like pressure to de-police and stuff like that has influenced some, and all sorts of things are playing a part. I am guessing that a few people having time and choosing to go through cars is a small step towards murder - and it's likely that some of those petty crimes of boredom have only led to some increase in murders, but I would be that that's been a part of the murder increase. It's not necessary that a mental condition has resulted of cabin lockdown to still consider that telling lots of people to stay indoors could certainly be a primary factor in the increase of all sorts of crimes including murder. I would wager there are many couples out there that keep from killing each other because or work / school keeping them apart most hours of the week for another example.

swiley 6y ago

It's probably less "cabin fever" and more "my job is now illegal and I won't be allowed to live inside a few months from now."

stevenicr 6y ago

I was going to chime in with a thought similar to gp(? P?) - I've witnessed a huge increase in all sorts of crime the past bit over a year and I'm sure it's a combination of factors, but I feel the primary factor is extra time on the hands. So very similar to what the initial comment said, not necessarily cabin fever aka all jack nicholson / the shining type.. so I did a G search and it says "Cabin fever refers to the distressing claustrophobic irritability or restlessness experienced when a person, or group, is stuck at an isolated location or in confined ..." - so maybe that's not the best term, of course it could be a factor. I've heard saying like 'idle hands are the devils plaything' and 'if you have a boy you have a full boy, and when you have 2 boys you have half a boy and when you have 3 boys you have not boy at all; - or something like that.. I think these things apply way more to the pandemic shutdowns/lockdowns more than anything else. I've seen some reports that child abuse is up because less school. I imagine that domestic abuse rises when people are at home more. Hundreds more people not at school or work in one apartment complex means many more people staring at packages being delivered, noticing when people come and go from work - more opportunity for ding-and-dash (which also chows lookouts who is not home) add to that people stuck at home in some cases very crowded and uncomfortable home and want to be out, and there is not as much to do out there.. I'm sure tons of crimes have increased immensely and much of it unreported. I'm sure factors like pressure to de-police and stuff like that has influenced some, and all sorts of things are playing a part. I am guessing that a few people having time and choosing to go through cars is a small step towards murder - and it's likely that some of those petty crimes of boredom have only led to some increase in murders, but I would be that that's been a part of the murder increase. It's not necessary that a mental condition has resulted of cabin lockdown to still consider that telling lots of people to stay indoors could certainly be a primary factor in the increase of all sorts of crimes including murder. I would wager there are many couples out there that keep from killing each other because or work / school keeping them apart most hours of the week for another example.