Here is what I found:
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Cabin fever is an idiomatic term for a claustrophobic reaction that takes place when a person or
group is isolated and/or shut in a small space, with nothing to do for an
extended period. Cabin fever describes the extreme irritability and
restlessness a person may feel in these situations.[1]
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A person may experience cabin fever in a situation such as being
in a simple country vacation cottage. When experiencing cabin fever, a
person may tend to sleep, have distrust of anyone they are with, and an urge to
go outside even in the rain, snow, dark or hail. The
phrase is also used humorously to indicate simple boredom from being home
alone.
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Stir crazy is a phrase that dates to 1908 according to
the Oxford English Dictionary[1] and the online Etymology Dictionary. Used
among inmates in prison, it referred to a prisoner who became mentally
unbalanced because of prolonged incarceration. The term "stir crazy"
is based upon the slang stir (1851) to mean prison.[citation needed] It is now used to refer to anyone who
becomes restless or anxious from feeling trapped and even somewhat
claustrophobic in an environment, perceived to be more static and unengaging
than can any longer continue to hold interest, meaning, and value to and for
them.
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"Stir crazy" could be classified as a more specific
form of boredom, but combined with elevated and often increasing levels of
anxiety, frustration, agitation, fidgeting, manic depressive type mood swings,
and accessory episodes of acting out violently or otherwise antisocially on
those feelings, the longer the unengaging non-stimulating environment is
persisted in.
Diagnosis confirmed.
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