I figured that now, after resting up for a few days, it was time to come back! I needed to let you know that I now fully understand the term "stir crazy." It doesn't just mean feeling slightly restless, or wanting to get up and do something, anything but what you're doing at the moment. Oh no! "Stir crazy" is a lot more complicated than that.
First off, you should understand that being "stir crazy" is a result of being confined to a certain area (usually not outdoors) and having no control over that. Restlessness (while not "stir crazy" in it's entirety), is the first symptom of this horrid disease. Next comes the "twitchies." (I don't actually have an official word for it....) The "twitchies" are that point in time where you are conscious of your restlessness and so begin randomly moving your toes or legs or fingers or hands, just constantly moving some part of yourself to keep your mind off being restless. The problem with the "twitchies" is that instead of giving you something to think about besides being restless, they just make you all the more aware of your restlessness. Following this stage is the wandering mind. You can be watching a movie, reading a book, or texting a friend, but no matter how interesting the subject at hand, your mind just wanders aimlessly. (Mine sometimes does this anyway...but I try to bring it back most of the time. Key word there: most.) You could be watching your all time favorite movie, loving every second of it, then all of a sudden, you are in your own little world, and your favorite movie is over...except that the last part you saw was only ten minutes in. The last and final symptom of going "stir crazy" is the part that puts the "crazy" into "stir crazy. When you are sitting there, watching your favorite TV show, and your mind starts wandering, well, that's bad enough, but it's when your mind wanders to the weirdest places that you know you've got it bad. If you start thinking thoughts like "Hmmm...I wonder why I never noticed that the blotch on the wall texture looks like Amelia Bedilia..." or "Wow! I never knew that if you stared at the ceiling fan long enough it started to look like it was moving backwards." or even "Whoa! If I hold my ring here, and focus on it, I can't focus on the TV, but if I focus on the TV I can't focus on my ring!" (and then proceed to switch back and forth between focusing on your ring and the TV thus leaving you in awe) these are the instances that will leave you 100% positive that you have gone officially "stir crazy."
Note: Stir crazy is not a disease that requires doctor's help. Usually this ailment can be cured by taking a walk, having someone visit, or simply sitting outdoors for a little while.
Your Friend,
CrazyGirl♥
P.S. If you get REALLY creative with the ring thing, you can leave one part of the ring in focus, and other parts out, like so:
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