Purifying and refreshing the air in your home is crucial throughout the winter, especially if some kind of sickness swept through your household this season. Oftentimes, the stagnant feeling of cabin fever is caused by a lack of fresh air. Try our warming bedtime herbal bath recipe, perfect for enjoying on a cold winter night. Lighting candles around the tub, sprinkling a few rose petals in the water, and adding a healthy scoop of magnesium flakes or Epsom salts can help get you even more in the mood for staying relaxed through the last cold days of winter. Making a relaxing and heart-warming herbal tea with rose ( Rosa spp.), chamomile ( Matricaria chamomilla ), and linden ( Tilia cordata ) while journaling my intentions for the rest of winter is an easy way to drop out of my mental frustrations and into my body.Īnother lovely practice to help feel at ease in the final cozy weeks of winter is to prepare an herbal bath. One of my favorite ways to cope with cabin fever is to use herbs that help me relax and embrace the art of staying cozy all over again. However, after several months of spending more time indoors, what once felt cozy can start to cause a feeling of stir crazy. Coping With Cabin Fever: Herbal Support For Winter’s End Embrace The Art Of Staying CozyĪt the beginning of winter, getting cozy by the fire is easy and inviting after the busy days of summer and fall. Remember to express your appreciation to your loved ones.In this article, I’ll share a few of my favorite ways to use herbs for coping with cabin fever as the winter season comes to a close.
COPING WITH CABIN FEVER MOVIE
Schedule candlelight dinners, make up fun stories with kids, play games, watch a movie together, or take a virtual tour of a museum or Disney World. Plan something special for your weekends.I have started to draw and paint again after 35 years of hiatus! Do something creative every day even if it is for a few minutes.Get some fresh air, go for a walk if possible, exercise regularly.Change and get ready for work at home and remember that you are working together with your coworkers while staying separate. My friends and I had a virtual party two days ago and a happy hour yesterday. Schedule regular time to connect virtually with friends and family. Remind yourself that you are going through physical distancing and can choose to connect socially via telephones or virtual connections.Concentrate and work on what is under your control and make time for self care.It helps me to remind myself that “this too shall pass” or “all will be well again”. Your thoughts and words influence your mood. Be aware of your emotions, your perspectives on the situation, and what you tell yourself about it.Below are some ways that can help to cope with cabin fever. Finding meaningful ways to engage our brain and occupy our time is important in managing the above symptoms. The symptoms of cabin fever include irritability, restlessness, sadness, lethargy, and sleepiness or sleeplessness to name a few.
We start experiencing negative emotions and distressing sensations when isolated and disconnected from the outside world and the above is called cabin fever. We humans are social beings and need connection.
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