New Insights into Hikikomori – People Who Withdraw from Society for Years on End

Re:New Insights into Hikikomori – People Who Withdraw from S... by bashwizard on Friday May 31, 2019 @04:15AM (#20059108)

I felt probably like a Hikikomori when I moved to the other side of the country for my now ex and worked remote for two years. I basically never left the house except for walking the dog and doing grocery shopping. I had no friends and no real social life except when my ex and I visited her friends and family or if I flew back to my hometown.

Even as an introvert I felt fucking miserable for the entire time. I enjoy solitude but that shit wasn't it, it was isolation.

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Re:New Insights into Hikikomori – People Who Withdraw from S... by bjs250 on Friday May 31, 2019 @08:32AM (#20060258)

This is my fear of working remote. Seems to come up relatively often in threads that discuss remote work -- needing to force oneself to leave the house (which is also the workplace)

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Re:New Insights into Hikikomori – People Who Withdraw from S... by in_hindsight on Friday May 31, 2019 @11:57AM (#20062069)

Working from home when remote seems like the most dangerous idea if your work does not require human interaction (live meetings etc)

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Re:New Insights into Hikikomori – People Who Withdraw from S... by GGfpc on Friday May 31, 2019 @10:50AM (#20061402)

You can always find a coworking space.

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