Are you HIKIKOMORI

[starlord]

What's wrong with you? You have some god telling you that your way of live is the better one?
The most interesting thing is how Hikikomoris sometimes become "reformed" and regret what they were - endorsing the yelling mass that society is for being correct.

They are just not educated. That's all - look at US elite universities how many turn away from your norms and values, going deep into the country-side hoping to be alone. This path in social science stands exactly against those people who believe in evolution and that one day all of the human mind, spirit whatever will be decoded allowing a collective directive.

This topic is very interesting IF you have actually some education on sociology, philosophy and most and for all anthropology.

i have read a few things that suggest being outdoors & alone is much more beneficial than being inside shut away.

[pmkaboo]

I'm not sure if he qualifies, but I know someone who's close to a hikikomori. The only reason why I know him at all is because he'll be my brother-in-law. He spends days at a time with his computer in the basement, only surfacing to eat (sometimes not even that) or to see his niece, who he finds insanely cute. Like, we'll be having a family meal over at the house he's staying, and he'll come up to get food, and then go back down to the basement while we're socializing. The only time he ever leaves the house is to go to Walmart to stock up on food for himself. He'll spend entire days in the basement, many in a row.

He is however, on the autism spectrum, so I'm not sure how much that affects his lifestyle choices.

he sounds like an introvert, im the same, i spend all my time at home, work from home, i even order food. but it seems like this lifestyle is as far from hikikomori as it is from the "normal" - extrovert lifestyle. i mean, even though i spend all my time inside, i still function properly, get food on my own, work, pay rent and bills, i still talk to and visit my parents and friends, which i only have few but they are there, and so on...
but when you look at the hikikomori, they are basically only alive because their parents would be more ashamed of other people knowing what their kids are doing, than they are for letting them live like this.
and i sure dont have the proper education for this, but id say hikikomori classifies more as a disorder than a way of life.

[Justpassing]

I think the western equivalent is the "NEET".

[Deletedaccount1]

I'm not sure if he qualifies, but I know someone who's close to a hikikomori. The only reason why I know him at all is because he'll be my brother-in-law. He spends days at a time with his computer in the basement, only surfacing to eat (sometimes not even that) or to see his niece, who he finds insanely cute. Like, we'll be having a family meal over at the house he's staying, and he'll come up to get food, and then go back down to the basement while we're socializing. The only time he ever leaves the house is to go to Walmart to stock up on food for himself. He'll spend entire days in the basement, many in a row.

He is however, on the autism spectrum, so I'm not sure how much that affects his lifestyle choices.

It hugely effects it. Does he have some form of income or does he rely on his family?

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I'm not sure if he qualifies, but I know someone who's close to a hikikomori. The only reason why I know him at all is because he'll be my brother-in-law. He spends days at a time with his computer in the basement, only surfacing to eat (sometimes not even that) or to see his niece, who he finds insanely cute. Like, we'll be having a family meal over at the house he's staying, and he'll come up to get food, and then go back down to the basement while we're socializing. The only time he ever leaves the house is to go to Walmart to stock up on food for himself. He'll spend entire days in the basement, many in a row.

He is however, on the autism spectrum, so I'm not sure how much that affects his lifestyle choices.

Low functioning or High Functioning because that affects how much assistance he needs.

[Bakis]

No sex for months? Are they insane.

[Deleted]

nah, i like bein in my room on the internet, but i also like going outside and seeing people, would probably go insane if i had to be my bedroom longer than a week

[Wishblade]

Nope, I would go absolutely mad!

It's bad enough how I have a bad habit of secluding myself due to anxiety but at least I make it outta my apartment now and then.

No contact with anyone at all... I'd be a dead man...

[Cyberowl]

While I doubt that is really the issue here, I do find it odd that it's mostly an American thing to be so open about mental issues.

If by open you mean "They eventually get news-coverage because someone pulled a gun on someone", then I guess you are right. :P

This whole shooting by cop thing is scary, even ignoring the mass shootings. Mental issues are running rampage and the only issue I can really see being open is all those social media attention whores proclaiming their self-diagnosed depressions.

[Justpassing]

No sex for months? Are they insane.

I haven't had sex in over ten years. Feelsbadman.

[Yvaelle]

If you're interested in this sort of things I HIGHLY recommend reading up on this:

Population Density and Social Pathology

It's one of the seminal/controversial works of sociology, and it's both very interesting and very disturbing (if it also applies to humans, which it very likely does).

Here's an old video on it (sorry, best scientific quality I could find without someone projecting their bizarre youtube blog commentary over shit):

[Forgettable]

There was a period where I was borderline like this. It definitely was not healthy.

[Deleted]

after dealing with the public 5 to 6 days a week, 8 hours a day the last 6 months, I have loved this week of being Hikikomori.
Granted I didn't stay in the bedroom, I stayed in the living room with PC, Home Cinema, TV, and I did go out for a day. But the rest of the time has been total, idiot free bliss!

Don't think I could do it long term though.

[Gamdwelf]

No sex for months? Are they insane.

Sex isn't a choice.

[Senna1251]

It hugely effects it. Does he have some form of income or does he rely on his family?

He receives disability, something like $1000 a month (not the actual number, just a rough estimate). He does pay rent to his grandma (he lives in his grandma's house) and pay for internet.

Low functioning or High Functioning because that affects how much assistance he needs.

I don't know much about autism, but I would say he's closer to High Functioning than Low Functioning. He does have a problem communicating his thoughts to other people, so much so that he can't work anything that relies on talking to people (almost everything). It took me years to be able to understand him almost all the time. It's not just intelligible, he can't translate his thoughts into sentences properly, which causes him to stop speaking at random times, usually half way in a thought or sentence. But besides that and his unsociable ways, he's pretty much the same as anybody else. Oh, and don't touch him without his permission.

[Deleted]

I whish i could be Hikikomori.

But i need money to eat :'(

[OperationFerret]

I've had to live that way in my early twenties due to circumstances outside of my control. Those were... weird years. I was happy but at the same time my self-esteem took a huge hit so I ended up being not-so-happy after a while.

[Vizardlorde]

I am sort of I have no friends or communication with others and I only leave the room if I must( buy food, or run an errand).

[Deleted]

I wish I could live a lifestyle like that, where are they getting the money from?


PS: It's not new

[Mitters]

I've been inside since July pretty much 24/7 looking for jobs, besides the occasional interview and going to the store I don't socialize and wouldnt have it any other way.