This thread is for English speaking hikikomori shut ins people who completely or near-completely cut themselves off from society and do not leave their bedrooms or one room apartments for long periods at a time.
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>Hikikomori
>Hikikomori is a Japanese term when translated into English it means pulling inward being confined (acute social withdrawal) hikkomori is a distinct psychological condition that refers to a shut-in who stays home in their parents house and lives in isolation in their bedroom for 6 months or more
>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 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 their family in a single room for a period exceeding six months
>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.
