Talk:Cabin fever

message: Is there a reference for this? I've read this book a long time ago and I don't remember cabin fever being a central theme - madness certainly was, but that isn't the same thing as cabin fever. I'm not saying it's wrong if it can be referenced but it struck me as an odd example from my memory of the book.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.133.47.155 (talk) 13:14, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Crime and Punishment

message: especially for the sentence "When experiencing cabin fever, a person may tend to sleep, to have a distrust of anyone they are with or to have an urge to go outside even in the rain, snow, dark or hail."  This sounds like opinion or indirect tribute to The Shining instead of a legit definition.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.239.33.129 (talk) 16:05, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: I have been unable to carry out the next phase of my research project which is field interviews of subjects. That's probably what you wanted to know.  
I can point to two cases where enough information was published in news accounts or TV video to establish Subliminal Distraction played a part in the episode. The Janet Marchcase and the Beverly Watson case resulted in deaths and convictions of the husbands.
The one local subject I found did not want to give an interview. He said he and his wife began to fight over nothing until they moved their business office. The disputes disappeared when that change was made. 
Mark Bartonbelieved he was having a mental break. His suicide note mentioned unattributed fear so intense he said he could not bear it. That's one of the outcomes of SD exposure. He killed his wife and two children with a hammer before shooting up two investment companies in Atlanta. He placed his computer in the apartment living room where his family could walk around him as he used it. 
I suggest you start with the recent  Virginia Tech shooting. Cho created the "special circumstances" for exposure when he used the suite common room to study and use his laptop. 
The effect on family life might be anything from children constantly fighting to a serious event with violence. You may use any information on my site to work on your project. I am the site owner and copyright holder. 
L K Tucker 74.224.31.241 05:55, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Effects of Subliminal Distraction on Family Life

message: Under the section other meanings it says It was derived from "Drink or Sink", an event created to bring together friends and celebrate the birthday of BTM's.  Yet nowhere in the article does it define what BTM means.  If someone knows what it is they should clarify that.  Itsmeiam (talk) 06:52, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: What are BTM's

message: Didn't do much, just kind of reorganized things, made it less of a mess, added some info from when the Mythbusters tested it.  Some of the old references were either broken links or simply didn't add anything to the article.  I also emphasized The Shining as a classic literary example, which may or may not be a good thing...I haven't read the book.  There's probably other good examples, but I highly doubt Muppet Treasure Island is one.  Feel free to add or expand.  --UsaSatsui (talk) 04:48, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  I rewrote the article 

message: Someone has added this link to this article with no explanation.  I can see no relationship between these topics and am removing it.  --Hordaland (talk) 07:31, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Seasonal affective disorder]] 

message: One therapy for Cabin fever may be as simple as getting out and interacting with nature. Research has proven that even brief interactions with nature can promote improved cognitive functioning and overall well-being. 
-This new section was correctly cited and used its source as a whole not just one section.
Nicolasa11 (talk) 21:26, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Therapy for Cabin Fever? Review

message: I think to make this article better you could add some pictures. I also think that What Cabin Fever really was could be explained better. I have never heard of cabin fever before i read the article and it was kind of hard to understand. The article could also use some more references --MeganJacobsmeyer94 (talk) 00:46, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critiques 

message: I've just added the Malcolm in the Middle and the movie Pandorum instances of cabin fever. I'm pretty sure there are more instances of cabin fever on TV, movies and liturature.Megatonman (talk) 20:04, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Instances in popular culture 

message: "One therapy for cabin fever is as simple as getting out and interacting with nature directly."
It's not simple when you are snowed in.  See the previous paragraph. Dreadfullyboring (talk) 03:58, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Going outside? 

message: The article is too unprofessional. The Mo-Ja'al (talk) 19:55, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unprofessional 

message: The current citation for the definition stir crazy is a link to https://www.dictionary.com/browse/stir-crazy. That page does not directly provide an explanation for 'stir' meaning prison. It does link to https://www.dictionary.com/browse/stir which does provide such a definition. But a link that links to a reference is not itself a reference. I have attempted twice to provide a more informative source for this definition from Green's Dictionary of Slang, the largest historical dictionary of English slang, at https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/ddexyyy, but my attempts are being reverted with the justification that stir-crazy links to stir. I don't find this to be an adequate reason when the minimal definition "a slang word for prison" must be discovered by clicking through to a separate reference, and when Green's provides detailed, educational insight into the meaning of the slang. 2600:1700:17F1:8720:F1F0:504B:8FD2:3984 (talk) 17:19, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of definition