Posted by bleauberry on March 1, 2010, at 18:56:04
In reply to Staying Isolated, what's this a sign of?, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on February 28, 2010, at 19:31:12
I don't know what it would be called other than unhealthy. If we were to view mental illness as a monster, staying locked up is like feeding it all its favorite foods in abundance.
Even venturing out to see the others in the house doesn't count for much. Still feeding the monster. You gotta get out of the house and force yourself with all your might to go places. Anywhere. Anything. I don't think the brain is any different than your muscles, in the respect that it needs to be exercised to have any chance of avoiding deterioration.
Of course, if someone goes to the gym and begins working out hard, they aren't going to see much result in a couple weeks, maybe not even anything visible after a month. But months later, definite results and improvements. Same with the brain. It has to be worked on a regular basis, which takes force against will.
If there is some particular name that could be given to the condition of wanting to be in isolation, whatever it is will be made worse by actually following through with it.
It doesn't mattter whether you feel like it or not, you gotta get out. Actually, the more you don't want to get out, the more you should.
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