Does anyone feel like hikikomori?

[Nothing Left]

I don't feel like one; I am one.

An older one, too.

Just too bad that unlike the people in Japan, I don't have a place to stay after my dad dies.

 

[Grog]

I definitely would be a hikikomori if SSDI paid me enough. Unfortunately, that's not the case and I don't live alone. But I wouldn't mind being isolated and just being in front of the PC uninterrupted all day tbh, as long as I had enough money to eat and pay my bills~

 

[Life'sA6itch]

In terms of hardly ever leaving the house- yes. But, I do work (from home- obviously.)

Same here

 

[turbomightbegone]

100% a hikikomori, I genuinely don't remember the last time I walked outside my house.
I feel like in my case it's mostly due to social anxiety.

 

[ashendreams]

i was a hikikomori for like 3 years and i would still be one if i didnt have to drag myself out of the house to take care of my disabled grandma

 

[onmywaytothebusstop]

I currently am and probs will be as long as i get health benefits. If it stops, i'll be dead.

 

[GhostInTheMachine]

Been one for nearly a decade now basically. I do go outside, but only when I know not many others will be around. I live on a thread of scraps, and will be fine withering away to death.

 

[bleeding_heart_show]

I share a space with others constantly, so I have not been physically alone in years.

Argh.

 

[myucore]

me me me me, used to be worse even without online connection before pandemic. after pandemic i get better from my social anxiety and get some job, mostly online. I'm probably such an extrovert, but i really feel disconnected with the majority of the people simply because I can't truly express my unfiltered self irl. all my irl connection is just in professional/colleagues basis for the sake of survival. i still have family but i fake myself Infront of them to just acceptable degree. i really lose hope with bonding irl especially in my environment. i actively seeking souls online though. im pretty lonely and just probably looking for people who could endure my yapping.

 

[ghost-shock]

Yes!

 

[LaVieEnRose]

It's not just a feeling...

 

[AStoneTurnedAlone.]

Yeah I'm super lonely because of it . Spending all day inside and having no irl communication with anyone really does something to you mentally.

 

[orcapythia]

Yeah I've been one most my life, it probably contributed to health issues. A lot of hikkis live in the past. It makes me think of geologic time. I don't know how people can reintegrate after that experience.

 

[katara]

i mean some of us literally are its not really something you just 'feel like'

i guess the phrase 'NEET' is more common outside of japan (but also a broader term)

I have grown to hate that word bc the NEET community gives off an Andrew Tate vibe fan club vibe