That makes sense.
I went (more) nuts when my dad was dying, after looking after him for four years.
As soon as the responsibility was taken out of my hands (looked after in a nursing home), and with no one to talk too - I 'went recluse'.
Bought myself a camper and wandered around lost for 6 months ,busy driving everywhere - with nowhere to go.
Then I pulled my shit together - and became a professional semi-hermit!lol