I would like to Discuss Hikikomori . I I am one and most of you display Symtoms

[Super Mario]

1. The person does not take part in society and remains at home. That's true ever since my wife ran off my friends.
2. The person does not take part in or have interest in going to school or work. Oh if only.
3. The person does not have any close relationships other than with family. See #1.
4. The withdrawal is not a symptom of a psychotic disorder. I suppose its not.
5. These symptoms persist for at least six months. Since about 1997

welcome to the Hikikomori support group my friend.

[Slippy]

Hikikomori (ひきこもり or 引き籠もり Hikikomori?, literally "pulling inward, being confined", i.e., "acute social withdrawal") is a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive adolescents or young adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement. The term hikikomori refers to both the sociological phenomenon in general as well as to people belonging to this societal group.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori

Myself ,Ryan Lever, Schmoopy and Dark Friday are definitely in this category. and alot of you are displaying symptoms of it. Even Spash the social supposedly nice job guy is on here constantly and even wanting to choose to post here and stay in as to wanting to be with his sister on Christmas . we ALL really need to take a good look at ourselves and address some of these problems for the New year If we want to be better people with more meaningful lives


1. The person does not take part in society and remains at home.
2. The person does not take part in or have interest in going to school or work.
3. The person does not have any close relationships other than with family.
4. The withdrawal is not a symptom of a psychotic disorder.
5. These symptoms persist for at least six months.

I am the EPITOME of 4 out of 5 of these. The only one that doesn't fit is #3, 'cause I have some very close friends.

[Schmoopy]

No I pay them money and do stuff around the house. They honestly love having me here. My dad was so happy he was almost crying when he knew I was moving back in cause my mom is crazy.

Enablers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Super Mario]

Enablers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its called they love me. my family does not have to live by your or society standards. Take a look at your own they arnt exactly the CLeavers bitch.

[Super Mario]

SO that Comic book I am reading one of the chapters the Shut in guy Posts a topic on a message board for advice. I guess there must be Dawgsaloon type site over in Japan too