The part that is good is that they are admitting that their continuation of shut-in behavior is not about the virus. Like the old saying goes: Step 1 is admitt

The part that is good is that they are admitting that their continuation of shut-in behavior is not about the virus. Like the old saying goes: Step 1 is admitting you have a problem. The author didn't quite go that far. But they gave enough of an idea of what's going on in their head that someone else can start to diagnose it.