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It was only a few weeks ago that I found out cabin fever — the restlessness, irritability, and loneliness that a person feels when confined to one place for too long — was a genuine, medical term and not just a casual way of joking about isolation. I was on a hypochondriac mission, tasked with discovering exactly why I felt so completely out of my mind after only one week in COVID-positive solitude. When I searched my anxieties and fears, dozens of incredibly validating affirmations popped up: Y

After many months of cold water plunges in the North Sea, I have noticed considerable changes in my daily life both physically and mentally. And I am not alone – every person who I have dragged along on my early morning swims has reported the same difference. This easy routine has completely changed my life – here’s how:

When I moved to St. Andrews to start university, I didn’t spend much time thinking about how I would only be minutes away from the ocean. After all, I wasn’t there to spend my

During the pandemic, the world went through a radical shift. Key workers had faced newly dangerous conditions daily in order to keep their jobs and make enough money to sustain themselves. Meanwhile, the rest of the population was forced to make the switch from working in an office to working from home, a change in pace that would not have been authorized by most companies unless absolutely necessary. Indeed, there seem to have been countless work-related changes over the past few years, which h

The university ‘experience’ can be overwhelming. For many of us, it will be the first time we have to experience life completely alone – away from family, friends, and the local community on which we used to depend. Although we are constantly told that university will be an extremely social time in our lives, it is impossible to completely avoid moments of solitude. Especially with the continued impact of COVID-19 on our lives, much of our time is spent by ourselves, catching up on online lectur