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You dont have to be totally alone to feel isolated, he says.
Dr. Leach points to the looking glass effect as relevant to the current set of circumstances.
With prisoners placed in solitary confinement, he says, this can happen rather quickly.
If youre sheltering in place with others, you risk increased social tension, says Dr. Palinkas.
In other words, theyre prepared for it.
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Extroverts are more at risk than introverts for ill interpersonal effects streaming from confinement.
The amount of time doesnt matter as long as you know what the endpoint is, says Dr. Palinkas.
One group, led in the early 1900s by Antarctic explorerErnest Shackleton, survived in its entirety.
Another group of Belgian explorers, granted better circumstances than Shackletons, did not.
The only difference between the two groups, he says, was their leadership.
(Shackleton has sincebeen held up by historiansas an exemplary leader.)
The risk depends on the person, says Dr. Leach.
People can suddenly get ambushed with a feeling of depression and apathy, he says.
Dr. Palinkas shares similar findings.
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In this unique situation, that sense of hope is difficult for manybut not impossible for allto locate.
If you dont, he says, youre in danger of drifting.
If we lose that, we start getting apatheticstandards and morales drop.
Routine is also important, adds Dr. Palinkas, because it helps keep your circadian rhythms regulated.
The disruption of social cues can also influence exposure to light and dark cycles, he says.
Being bored and sleeping during the day can influence normal patterns of sleep-wake cycles, for example.
And while structure is good, youll want to avoidsetting lofty goalsfor this period of time.
Identify small ways to exercise your autonomy.
Then, youve adapted to it.
Once adaption occurs, negative mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety lessen.
Our new normal will be as a population under attack.
Plus,his researchhas shown that there are actually psychologicalbenefitsto extreme challenges such as this.
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