This thread is for people who are completely withdrawn from society and don't leave their bedrooms or single room apartments for long periods at a time.
How are you hikis doing?
>Hikikomori
>The term hikikomori is a term that comes from Japan when translated in English it means pulling inward, being confined acute social withdrawal ) Hikikomori is a distinct psychological condition that refers to the phenomenon of reclusive adolescence or adults who withdraw from society and seek extreme degrees of isolation and confinement.
>The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare defines hikikomori as a condition in which the affected individuals refuse to leave their parents house, and isolate themselves away from society and in more extreme cases family in a single room for a period exceeding six months but is not directly caused by a physical condition or other psychological problem
>Most hikikomori are neets and are supported by their parents or get money from the government however if you work or take classes online at home while still not going outside and having very little or no social interaction you are still a hikikomori but not a neet
>Contrary to popular belief most hikikomori go outdoors but are just isolated socially and still spend most of the day and nearly every single day confined at home in their rooms
>The Hikikomori Criteria and Diagnosis
>1. Subject spends most of the day confined at home, nearly every single day.
>2. Subject purposefully avoids social situations and social relationships
>3. Subject shows clear significant functional impairment,
>4. Subject shows social withdrawal symptoms for .a duration of 6 months or more
>5. Subject has no physical condition nor other psychological problem that is the cause of the social withdrawal
>While hikikomori is mostly a Japanese phenomenon cases of the condition have been found in other countries
People who go to work school or have a social life are not hikikomori.
