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The Three Basic Psychological Needs
- Autonomy: Choosing what we want to do by ourselves.
- Competence: Experiencing the satisfaction of completing our aims, goals or desires.
- Relatedness: Feeling connected to others.
Being confined to a single place robs us of all our three basic psychological needs.
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Take Care Of Your Psychological Wellbeing
- Structure your day so that there is some feeling of control.
- Learn a new skill.
- Stay in touch with your friends and loved ones.
- Exercise regularly.
- In case you skipped the previous point, exercise regularly.
- Respect the space and privacy of others.
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Cabin Fever
Cabin fever is a kind of physiological uneasiness... a feeling of restlessness and irritability that happens when we are stuck indoors, or are confined to a small place with many others. The angsty restlessness was a shared experience of millions of people last year during the lockdown months.
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