Is "Cabin Fever" a real psychological condition?

Question

If so ... what are the symptoms?

Answer 1

Cabin fever, while not an actual disease as the name suggests, is a state of restlessness, depression and irritability brought on by an extended stay in a confined space or a remote, isolated area. The lack of environmental stimulation can have real, tangible side effects that have a detrimental impact on anyone suffering from cabin fever.

Historians speculate that the term cabin fever was first used to describe early U.S. settlers who experienced long winters in their log cabins, snowed in until the spring thaw. The term is dated to the 19th century by the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms and is first recorded in 1918, according to the Online Etymology Dictionary. Suffering from cabin fever is similar to going stir crazy, a term that originates from a mid-19th century slang term, stir, which meant "prison". Stir crazy was typically used to describe the behavior exhibited by inmates in prison suffering from the effects of a long incarceration.

Answer 2

I think they have connected that to the newer name of SAD (Seasonal Affected Disorder). Cabin fever was what they called it when when someone became antsi, jittery, depressed and anxious from being stuck inside due to weather or other things. They associate it now with a lack of the Vitamin D you'd normally get from the sun.

Answer 3

It's when you and someone else get horny in a cabin. Especially when you are in isolation with the person. Say during a storm.

Edit: after posting I read some of the other answers and think my original assumption was wrong.

Answer 4

I've heard it is. I think it's really really bad boredom that leads to depression, then you go crazy.

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

i dont think so