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Combatting ‘stir crazy’ feelings during quarantine

Social distancing can have a negative effect on mental health, but there are things you can do to address it.

A man wearing a face mask walks in front of a poster recommending people to stay at home, at a department store in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 20, 2020. Europe's biggest economy starts reopening some of its stores and factories in parts of the country after weeks of lockdown due to the new coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Is staying inside for quarantine making you go “crazy”? You aren’t alone. But social psychologists Dr. Terry Kupers of the Wright Institute and Dr. Lawrence Palinkas of USC’s Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work say that there are ways to combat those feelings.