A New Form of Social Withdrawal in Japan: A Review of ‘Hikikomori’ (2009)

Re:A New Form of Social Withdrawal in Japan: A Review of ‘Hi... by partisan on Sunday April 30, 2017 @06:06PM (#14234117)

I don't think you could have more perfectly described what I experienced.

The only thing that kept me from completely succumbing to it was my family's economic situation. I was something of a functional hikiki, drowning on the inside but putting on a normal mask for the outside world.

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Re:A New Form of Social Withdrawal in Japan: A Review of ‘Hi... by toomuchtodo on Sunday April 30, 2017 @07:43PM (#14234564)

Are things better now?

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Re:A New Form of Social Withdrawal in Japan: A Review of ‘Hi... by partisan on Sunday April 30, 2017 @08:07PM (#14234654)

Truthfully, I am still that same person on the inside. I am making some effort to fight off the motivation to give in to it in times of stress.

I think it won't ever go away and I will just have to manage it to the best of my ability.

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Re:A New Form of Social Withdrawal in Japan: A Review of ‘Hi... by toomuchtodo on Monday May 01, 2017 @11:13AM (#14238135)

If you want to talk about it, I'm happy to get in touch directly. Let me know if you're interested.

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