Cabin fever refers to a state characterized by anxiety, restlessness, and boredom, arising from a prolonged stay in a remote or confined place. Cabin fever is a type of Hysteria broug
ht on by spending too much time indoors or caused by living for some time in a confined space or an isolated area, especially in winter.
Moreover, Cabin fever is also defined as any depression due to winter that creates inactivity, weight gain, social withdrawal and sleep disturbance which can also be diagnosed as the winter blues, and in fact cabin fever and SAD are more severe forms of the winter depression. Cabin fever can be brought on by factors like severe storms and confined spaces, and can manifest itself as boredom, irritability and sleep loss. Cabin fever strikes most often during long, often severe winters, but it can also affect a person anytime of year.