Thanks for letting me be a part of this video. I never expected to get these honest answers!!! Hope this interview helped you understand the real situation in Japan. Do you have a Hikkikomori problem in your country?

@nathanielmills4678

7 жыл бұрын

Hiroko TV I hope you become their permanent Japanese correspondent. This subject is totally new to me. Did Steve or Kay give you the topic or you suggested it?

@hirokotv1602

7 жыл бұрын

Nathaniel Mills Thanks! Other asianboss's crew in Japan suggested :)

@nurafiqah7755

7 жыл бұрын

I actually thought of being a hikokomori in the future when i'm done with school and only go out to work because i am so tired of people around me, the events that are happening and wish i can just focus on my self but because of this stress and depression i got admitted into the hospital and not able to go out for 3-4 months and it was definitely suffocating and irritating to stay at one place and seeing the same things every day. now that i'm better, i try to reconnect with the world and the people around me

@hirokotv1602

7 жыл бұрын

Nur Afiqah Hope you'll make great connections with new nice friends. Fingers crossed!

@Lowezar

7 жыл бұрын

#firstWorldProblems :D No seriously, if anyone tried that in Ukraine they just wouldn't had survived the first few months after their savings dry up. :D You don't live if you don't work, simple as that for everyone ...except politicians. :) I liked your reporting, BTW. Thanks. :)

About the guy who said his friends came over and had some drinks with him. I wish I had friends that cared about me that much😩

@kahlua_n_milk7752

6 жыл бұрын

Anthony R. I'm that type of friend but some of my friends are antisocial fucking nerds that rather just stay in their house all day.

@IWantToStayAtYourHouse

6 жыл бұрын

Guess what I dont have friends :D I have friends at school but never talk to them outside school

@drea4097

5 жыл бұрын

seriously thinking about it

@unuboldgantulga4798

5 жыл бұрын

just do it

@ScoopsofSteroids

5 жыл бұрын

What about me? Can I do it too?

So it's basically the japanese version of being a meme page admin.

@SeageSpeaks

7 жыл бұрын

LOL

@simoncowell345

6 жыл бұрын

Emmanuel Styles BjajajjjajajajaAJAJJAJAJA

@msprettymaze

6 жыл бұрын

rofl

@kittydollsxo189

6 жыл бұрын

Dead 💀 so true meme culture is severe Here

@weeabooshunter4759

6 жыл бұрын

This isn't just happening in Japan...

I've been a hikikomori in America for almost 10 years now. I would only leave my room to use the bathroom and get food from the kitchen. Sometimes I would see a psychologist which was extremely difficult for me. I only felt safe in my room. With therapy and a lot of medications, I've slowly been getting better. I now ride my bike at least twice a week to get to appointments and I don't fear the outside world as much. I'm getting there, but I still spend almost all my time in my room. For me, I think this happened because I didn't have any drive or motivation to be apart of society. I dropped out of school at 16 and had no desire to get a job or go to college. That's how it all started. Once I got comfortable in my room, it became nearly impossible for me to leave.

@ffej9466

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you're slowly pulling back into the outside world, it definitely is hard to pull out of especially a long time of absence such as 10 years; humans are naturally accustomed to sticking to where they are comfortable even if it has adverse effects, so I'd like to tell you that it is very strong of you to have taken such big steps.

@danielj6945

6 жыл бұрын

WHR do you get the money from?

@loguchennai

6 жыл бұрын

Same

@abhimanyudharma21

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Nicchi, Would you like to be my friend? i am a Hikikomori too😕

@albertomurilloocallaghan2163

6 жыл бұрын

Haha I've been a Hikikomori for 10 years too.. and it sucks, this life-style is really destroying my health, for some reason I'm pretty scared of going out into the world, everything feels sad and pointless, is a pretty shitty situation.

Those guys are so lucky to have had family or friends who cared enough to drag them back into the world. When I went hikky for a few years, most of the close people in my life simply went away, so returning to society took a major mental health breakdown and almost getting sectioned. Something that's rarely talked about in Western countries regarding hikky/NEET or some other kind of commonly despised "leech on society" is that the problem is not one of employment, education, "laziness", or "entitlement". It is a mental health problem! As long as we treat mental health problems as taboo, as less important than physical ones, the problem will persist.

@dylanmccallister6739

6 жыл бұрын

In the US mental health issues are overly treated by big pharmacy companies looking to profit. I actually have Major Depression Disorder, it is a neurological disorder I was born with closely related to bipolarism. There is also schizophrenia in my family. It is very rare. Not the same as onset depression, which is caused by external events. But, everybody with onset depression is given the same medication as I am here in the US, when they really need therapy. It would be like giving everybody who lost their breath once an inhaler for asthma.

@Elwen-xs7gr

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mondscheinstaub I heard from a Caucasian Woman had been lived in Japan, and she is shocked when she found out Japan treat mental illness as an excuse or jokes because Japanese tend to stigmatize mental illness as disease that only Westeners suffers, but Japanese think they are genetically superior and does not suffer the same condition like Westeners. She even said mental illness are often passess in Japan as something "normal". I think any foreigners should stop saying something "unique" to Japan is actually "someone who can't fit in Japanese society". She knows live in Korea eventhough there is similiar stigma, yet the treatment are better. Japan care so much about reputation, so that's why they deny the act of racism too.

@scrumcouscake4454

4 жыл бұрын

@Barrack Obama Vlogs well I deleted snapchat because I hated alot of people and I'm anti-social. ( tough for me...........)

@hsun7997

3 жыл бұрын

Mental health treatment is expensive. And basically in capitalist countries, if you're not making money, you might as well be dead.

@Agape122

3 жыл бұрын

@@hsun7997 depends on the country, there is some variety. I am from Spain and there that is very diferent mental health is considered very important even kids go to the psicologist simply if they dont do well in school or if they are stressed. Work Isn't that important in my country you can take gaps or whatever you want as long as you are good at your job.

There's one thing that my dad taught me which I will never forget. Some people are born with diseases, weird voices, faces, conditions, etc. As a human looking on the outside, we are always very quick to judge. In reality, those are the kind of person who need help the most. Everyone deserves love and a chance for success, no matter who they are.

Japan might be economically developed but dang it sounds like a really depressed country to be living in.

@condeuiosandilixtos7858

6 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's more depressing than western countries. If anything, they seem to be a bit oblivious to some events in the US and Europe, which doesn't really hurt them, if you consider the issues of terrorism, return of fascist ideals, etc. The thing is, Japanese society isn't very open about things which we've mostly come to terms with in the West, like same-sex marriage, mental illness, recreational drug use... And yet, somehow, they find a way to lock themselves up and not be thrown out by their parents or stay unemployed forever.

@againmaybe7490

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, men take on all the expenses of the family alone

@taurus163

6 жыл бұрын

I think India is worse.

@shalini_sevani

6 жыл бұрын

I go to India a lot, and of all the countries I have been to, it is one of the least depressing. When Indian men come alone to the west, they often get very depressed and homesick, because they are so used to having lots of very close personal relationships with friends and family. People in the west are more aloof, so it is hard for them to take.

@Stoney-Jacksman

6 жыл бұрын

individualism

1:34 "I just stayed inside, played video games and slept.." In other words.. What I do everyday?

@vintagerose14x

7 жыл бұрын

ah this has been me for the past few weeks, and i thought I might actually be social this summer pfft.

@ayuumi6262

7 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of introverts who do that, especially during summer /vacation period, but they still go out to buy food at the local super market for example. What sets hikikomoris apart is that they do it for an extended period of time and they don't leave their house at all. According to the wikipedia definition the extended period is "more than 6 months". Have you locked yourself in your house for the last 6 months and didn't go out?

@kawieichheisse

7 жыл бұрын

But how can you survive, if you lock yourself in > 6 months? I thought hikikimoris still go out to buy food etc, but just don't go to "social events". Or do they have a 6 months ramen supply at home? :D

@ayuumi6262

7 жыл бұрын

kawieichheisse takeout all the way :D

@kawieichheisse

6 жыл бұрын

haha, yea, if you are rich this is probably an option :D

I am certain that this phenomenon exists in many places around the world. I am certain it will become more and more of a problem as time progresses. If large groups of people end up like this, it highlights a systematic error in society. It's not just one persons mindset if millions end up like this.

@beekah992

6 жыл бұрын

gabriel towey I think another thing that contributes is the access to the entire world at home through technology. You don't HAVE to leave your home to even make money in some cases. It's definitely a global issue.

@LemonRush7777

6 жыл бұрын

It does happen everywhere, but it's so prevalent in Japan that it became a phenomenon worth of receiving a name. Though, to be fair, I imagine in a lot of countries parents would just throw your ass out of home if you decided to become an unproductive shut in for an extended period of time, particularly in the USA.

@RaikenXion

6 жыл бұрын

technology is not helping either, its encouraging the problem.

@againmaybe7490

6 жыл бұрын

If you ask a Chinese or Korean about the problem of otaku, they first think of Japan, because the situation in Japan is really very large, which accounts for a high proportion of the total population.

@scaboi

5 жыл бұрын

How is it a bad thing that people wanting to live in peace?

5:13 "What if they committed suicide? It would be horrible for the company" This girl's slight despise towards the Hikikomori and the fact she takes the company's image and production as something more important than life shows exactly what is wrong with this culture

@LivingNexus

3 жыл бұрын

But isn't that exactly what the hiring manager at any company would be thinking? I don't see how it's a reflection on her to point that out.

@aleksssss

3 жыл бұрын

LivingNexus Correct.The creator of this comment had a misinterpretation of what she was trying to address about the company's views.

@SamuelSouza-di6nq

3 жыл бұрын

@@LivingNexus Exactly.

@untakencareofdeath_4117

3 жыл бұрын

It has been their culture since the beginning so there's really nothing to change

@nyancatbeatcreature.3782

3 жыл бұрын

Japan and most developed Asian countries as japan/Korea and some other has found meaning with life. They are born to help the family, in Japan you are raised to find a good job then stay at that job to you die of overworking or of suicide/ been old.

There is a really beautiful manga/anime on the topic called "Welcome to the NHK" (NHK ni youkoso). It was written by a real hikikomori, and is one of the most touching stories I've seen.

@xybersurfer

6 жыл бұрын

yea. it's one of my favorites

@kakibackup2koujo612

6 жыл бұрын

True

@mrpurple11

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! I have the manga and loved it🤓

@benniauskrems

5 жыл бұрын

I watched it like a year ago, but I don't feel like watching it again any time soon because it's kind of painful to watch...

@nugrahaanimation748

5 жыл бұрын

I don't want to watch it again, because it's very disturbing..

Awful to see how little empathy the female interviewees had towards this problem

@greenbook4578

4 жыл бұрын

Some women also,like to being at home.With many reasons,and one of them afraid to people,because people mouth sometimes hurt other person.Its not like they did not working hard to push away the feelings. Its individual,women or men ,to feel like that.

@ShrewdEmpath

3 жыл бұрын

Notice how the older adult ladies are more likely to present the facts and the reality for hikikomoris, even if it is not their problem. The schoolgirls in this video are not emotionally mature enough to process the pain of adult strangers.

@rich_doddy3952

3 жыл бұрын

@I like Pancakes u don't have to degrade women, their are understanding women like me who care

@dorito4448

3 жыл бұрын

I think the reason the school girls laughed was also because they felt awkward talking about this

@rich_doddy3952

3 жыл бұрын

@@dorito4448 yeah maybe

I do this to protect myself from pain.

@damagecontrol7

6 жыл бұрын

yes, most people don't care about hurting you in order to get what they want.

@albertomurilloocallaghan2163

6 жыл бұрын

That's my case too... haha

@optimusprime8543

5 жыл бұрын

Socially self imposed isolation was an option for me. Never had to deal with drama from others.

@DenyBlackburn

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@archivez101

5 жыл бұрын

Angie L also because I have major trust issues

You say this, like other countries of the world don't have this issues... We just dont have name for it, and its even more secret and negative than in Japan... I'm from Ukraine, 24 y.o., still live with parents, never worked, finished university that I hated, dont have any real friends, and any perspectives in life. I think it might be because of bulling in the school, and never having a real friends. How could I show myself to other normal people? I'm trying to learn programming now, but now my body start to fail me too. So, I guess it is too late. I see no hope. No future. So people, dont think only Japan has this issues. Society really sux. In all countries. Its all about extroverted, self confident people, that bullies weak and lonely people to further boost their self esteem.

@silentghost004

7 жыл бұрын

Prophet Dankus Memeus lovely words right here

@SuperAvocadoo

7 жыл бұрын

Dude, you`re only 24yo. What are you talking about? Start living your life now and do something about it. You have a lot of time to fix your life. You`re still very young.

@NewKingBrandon

7 жыл бұрын

Prophet Dankus Memeus why not try to support the op instead? It's clear that he/she needs it. Negativity like that is completely unnecessary.

@antonioperez4796

7 жыл бұрын

ScienceDiscoverer well maybe if you stopped being so negative some of these thins wouldn't happen... that's what people look into someone for, positivity, energy, and a nice person.

@518csgo9

7 жыл бұрын

ScienceDiscoverer haha you're a loser!

I am so sad that girls on video laughed to this topic. This reaction reflects that society really does not understand how serious this problem is. Rising of public awareness about bullying, depression, social phobia and how help to these people should be mandatory lecture in all schools and companies. I really hope that something like this is happening already and thank to all who tries to highlight this topic in public media. Thank you guys. Thank you, Hiroko. ♡♡♡ Since it had became a social problem, all society should try to help with this and no turn its back to it. Every human being is unique and special with different feelings, thinking, sensitivity and with the own way of facing to problems. I wish that society will start to understand and help Hikkikomori more and Hikkikomori´s close people will not succumb to shame feelings, agresivity or ignoring. Be strong and emphatetic. I will keep my fingers crossed for you and your close Hikkikomori person. ♡♡♡ I wish all Hikkikomori find purpose of the life and happiness.♡♡♡

@thegoldenage1908

3 жыл бұрын

Japan is just ahead of us. This is a global issue. Many of us know that we are cogs in a machine. The world is cold. So why go outside?

@thorrex

3 жыл бұрын

@@thegoldenage1908 Agreed. If you manage to give up your dependence on games for a week and take up a part-time job, if all you're gonna see are cogs rotating all around you, you'd feel like going back into isolation. I want all Hikikomori to know that there are people who earn their share but have a separate life of wonder and curiousity themselves. You just need to find such people and befriend them, or at least give up games and sit outside, look at the landscape or at the crowd passing by - perhaps you'll find some of that purpose which games will never show you ☺️

@thorrex

3 жыл бұрын

@Alex Guevara I said give up your dependence on games, not games themselves. Technology or drugs aren't bad, we make them bad.

@Necr0ticus

3 жыл бұрын

@....... "Imagine one half of humanity laughing at the other half's struggles" Isn't that the case tho? Not necessary referring to specified gender as someone's "other half" but to people with higher privilages in general tend to look down on people who are not as much privileged as them.

@Necr0ticus

3 жыл бұрын

@....... I don't have any knowledge in that spectrum but I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. I just explained to you my point of view as why I think "half of humanity laughs at the other half's struggles" cheers.

I have an employment gap the size of the Grand Canyon!

@Jimmys_Place

6 жыл бұрын

me too, but i still got a job afterward by the grace of god... 2008 recession really messed me up

@Tamikiry

5 жыл бұрын

you are not the only one

@DenyBlackburn

5 жыл бұрын

Fake it

@700

5 жыл бұрын

I've got an employment gap whenever I want to, like current week for example. I don't care what recruitment agencies think about it, because I'm selfemployed.

@gloria7190

5 жыл бұрын

@@700 Bless you, that's the way to go

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@Nyarlathotep637

6 жыл бұрын

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@auesr

6 жыл бұрын

you sure daydreamed a bit too much...

@anythingmimi

6 жыл бұрын

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@brittybrad

6 жыл бұрын

Asian Boss kinda like agoraphobia

@stijlloosertdesktopper6584

10 ай бұрын

Not only in asia, see it also happening in the Netherlands.

Very insightful video, thank you for bringing awareness to this topic! It's so sad now a days to see this phenomenon happen not only in Japan but around the world, due to social pressures of having to fit in - leaving the people that can't fit in becoming Hikkikomori or outcasts (coming from someone that used to want to lock myself away because of not being able to connect with anyone)

@RonLarhz

6 жыл бұрын

N how did u not? im tired of trying...but i need money to get a place after my parents pass in maybe 10 yrs time.... Been an outcast for as long as i can rmb, kindergarten, pri sch, sec sch, post sec sch, wrk( cant keep a jobs bcos hoomans even tho i like the job)....

@adammada511

6 жыл бұрын

Well said!

The recruitment part is really sad. Once you lock yourself in home, you hardly ever get a chance to return to the society.

@cindyclaudya7728

5 жыл бұрын

They can be an entrepreneur

The girls just laughing shows how these things are just swept under the rug. Damn it feels so depressing to live there.

here in latin america happens too... yes it happened to me for five years and is not easy to deal with it. sports helps a lot

@againmaybe7490

6 жыл бұрын

Don't people in Latin America are very enthusiastic, they should like to be in contact with people

@albertomurilloocallaghan2163

6 жыл бұрын

I've been a Hikikomori for 10 years and I live in Latin America, so it's a very common and real problem in my country. And yes people here are very warm, friendly and enthusiastic but tbh that doesn't change anything if you don't go out of your house and interact with others. There are many reasons to hate this society and not wanting to be a part of it.. I think there's even more in latino america than europe or 1st world countries.

@loope9421

3 жыл бұрын

@@againmaybe7490 yes but lots of them don’t understand social anxiety or being introverted.

@Shadow77999

2 жыл бұрын

@@loope9421 this

@dumbfunny43

2 жыл бұрын

Well in latin america, go outside or be killed by gang

I didn’t realize how depressed Japan was until I visited. Its so obvious i couldn’t believe what I was seeing or just feeling it in the atmosphere of the places I visited.All the sad faces and exhaustion I saw will live with me for the rest of my life because I’ve felt that and still feel it till this day. It just never goes away but I still have hope.

In the US we call it being a shut-in. And that's exactly what I am I'm a shut-in and I hardly talk to people or anything.

@user-mq3yz1ij2o

2 жыл бұрын

How are you now?

@user-nb7wz7wg5u

2 жыл бұрын

How are you doing? I hope you are feeling good

I played World of Warcraft from launch continuously for 10 years... I knew my guildmates, whom I had never met IRL, better than some of my family. Most of them eventually left the game, and the new people were less social. I ended up going outside and taking a walk through an area by my house that was previously empty fields but had be turned into a park with fountains and exercise paths and it was so amazing; I mean I didn't even know it had been done. I felt like if I missed this, right here near where I lived, who knows what else I missed. Some of those are things I will never have a chance to experience again, possibly. Really shook me down to my core. My brothers came by, and took me out for beer and pizza at a new pub. I didn't know people missed me. I don't regret my MMO years, I just wish they weren't my entire life, exclusively, for that time.

@nano7586

6 жыл бұрын

Kinda beautiful what you wrote because I identify, lol.

@deaconfetundes7888

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations for being a real gamer, to touch grass when others mentally and physically can't for years.

@reshad3290

Жыл бұрын

I had same with my Call of Duty friends

I don't see the problem with being a person who doesn't go out much..I'm confused. Like you go to work or school or church or grocery shopping or whatever but just don't come out much. Some people are actually comfortable enough with themselves to not feel the need to go out "a lot".

@RaikenXion

6 жыл бұрын

Yes but if you dont go out at all, then that is a problem. Its sad to think many young men are not going out and mixing, when theres all these beautiful Japanese women they could meet, and they're missing that.

@__cm

6 жыл бұрын

You're not a hikikomori you're just an introvert. Like me lol

@pragueexpat5106

6 жыл бұрын

I don't "go out" too, except for going to work, grocery shopping, going to a hair salon etc and I don't really have any need to "go out" as I don't drink or smoke, I don't have any common interest with 99.99% of the people around me

@nano7586

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, people get comfortable alone because society stresses them. But humans are social beings and they are happier in society than alone.. they just got used to being alone.

@-maquia-

5 жыл бұрын

There's a big difference between this and what you're saying, some hikikomori even get their parents to buy their food for them because they don't want to go outside.

outside of going to work or school, this is me..

@PyroNexus22

6 жыл бұрын

it's like saying "outside of not being a hikikomori, I'm a hikikomori"

@xybersurfer

6 жыл бұрын

PyroNexus22 i disagree. you can pretty much shut yourself out while working and going to school

@damagecontrol7

6 жыл бұрын

kind of like a functional hikikomori :)

@jacemcbeardy8116

6 жыл бұрын

same here man. after work is done i go straight home, give money to my family and just shut myself inside my room

@MomoBeci

6 жыл бұрын

Jace McBeardy and this is why I’m Not getting a job until I find out what I wanna do in life

As an American, I struggled with this for a few years. I had no hope. Did not go into college because I thought it was just a debt collecting monopoly. I saw only the negatives in life. Delved deep into conspiracy. I had a sort of "girlfriend" (complicated) during this time for about 7 years and had lost most of my friends through isolation. In high school I also had an prescription drug problem, from having kidney stones for 3 years. (Hydroz and oxyz at age 15.) I was also prone to addiction. Also my mental instability and a lack of trust of others from wounds of past experiences. (Lack of a father figure in my life.) Also it was hard times in high school for my family, financial instability, lack of love and affection. What saved me was family, friends, my eventual breakup from my ex-girlfriend and my eventual regaining of HOPE years later. Now at 24, I seldom stay indoors for I work from home, but Ill have to do things. Living alone, you need to be doing things like go out and buy groceries, run errends, pay bills, so it keeps you busy. You can't just wallow for months without conversation, or else you'll be living on the streets. I am very lucky to be doing what I do, and my family helps me very much. It is a coin toss when working from home, but it gives me all the time I need to expand my hobbies. This situation of staying indoors for months is not only a Japanese phenominon. It happens all over the world. I even knew of a few people who were doing just that here in america. It's a sign of HOPELESSNESS. Finding purpose in life can do wonders. Exercising, meditation, and creation help. Making goals also does this as well. Micro dosing psychedelics can also help make you become more sociable and productive, which also helped me as well. I hope one day, we can be able to remedy this situation in the best possible way, and I believe psychedelics can pave the road to doing so. Also, a society understanding of this horrible hopelessness depraving kids of their youth. It's a mental illness, and psychedelics are the medication of the mind. Take care and much love.

@Yoarashi

7 жыл бұрын

I agree with your post otherwise - hopelessness is the problem at the core of this type of reclusiveness, and finding meaning in life and balance in one's mental health is the key to overcoming it. BUT, please do not advise people to use psychedelics as a treatment for mental health problems! This is dangerous, risky advice. I am genuinely glad they have worked for you, but this is very Russian roulette-esque advice to give to people with mental illnesses, who are already at higher risk for dependency as well as adverse reactions. Unaddressed mental health problems can, and often will, blow into full-on psychosis through psychedelics.

@lopezneymar11

6 жыл бұрын

e bai what's your job? I'm interested

@AzngameFreak03

6 жыл бұрын

I help a home company's customer service online. It supplements my income. I also have my life and health insurance license, which helps as well. It gives me a lot of free time.

@marko3096

6 жыл бұрын

acceptance , that's my no.1 rule for everything , people , life , jobs , mistakes ,... eventually u will get tired of yourself being sick of everything , and when that moment comes i want to take a short stroll down the neighborhood or the nearest park u do it every 2-day , enough to make it able to walk through the threshold then , either a reunion , a new low wage job at the mall , or some learning for your long-desired hobbies you are officially open for buisness (again)

@AzngameFreak03

6 жыл бұрын

RexXflash I took a few classes in community college. Decided not to go that route. Pursued personal interests instead of the norm. After high school, understood that I did not feel ready for another 4 years of school. When I was a senior back in 2011, I found out college would rack up serious debt for myself. Opted not to go. Wandered aimlessly for a year, found myself, lost myself, found myself, lost mysrlf again, then found myself again, and now I'm here. Did a lot of searching for understanding and truth. Took an odd number of jobs during those times. (Sushi Chef, worked at a Medical Cannabis Clinic, and scored the home company gig.) What I have been is, kids that go to a 4 year college, coming out, to find that they are working 9-5 jobs monday - friday unfulfilled paying off student loans. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, because a degree usually guarantees a job + a higher wage. I just couldn't see myself working in an office job, let alone go to school. Let alone a 9 - 5, a schedule I couldn't choose for myself. There however, is a good amount of people who actually pursue their career of choice right after college, from positive influences in their lives. I did not have that luxury. But I can honestly say, I am in the best position I could be in with the cards I was dealt. I did not have a father figure growing up. I don't regret my choice. But both choices have pros and cons. This choice was the best for myself.

It's easy to understand why there's hikikomori phenomenon in Japan. First consider these points:- 1. Japanese people are very kind. 2. From childhood, they are taught to be nice and courteous to others/ 3. They are taught to keep society above themselves and always help others. Now, what triggers hikikomori for a person? 1. Distrust caused by a certain incident, probably involving betrayal, bullying, poverty, failure in life etc... 2. Lack of bond among family members. When parents don't have time for their kids 3. When being a part of the society becomes too hectic for some. Because becoming a part of the society means you will have to give up the kindness in your heart and get ready to follow the law of the jungle. Some kindhearted people cannot accept such a bizarre paradigm shift and lock themselves in.

@explorermike19

6 жыл бұрын

nitin nishant Japanese people are kind? Are you serious? Japanese people might be kind to foreign visitors, but Japanese are very cruel to each other.

@xXDESTINYMBXx

6 жыл бұрын

Explorer Mike I think the fitting word would be they are polite, they can be nice, but I don't think they are above avg.

@IWantToStayAtYourHouse

6 жыл бұрын

There are nice japanese people and cruel japanese people. Not all japanese people are kind, just like how not all americans are kind

@alexong2542

5 жыл бұрын

I live in a way similar to a hikikomori, I only go out to the gym, or to any places alone all the time. Meaning, I do not socialize when I'm outside, I'm just doing my own stuff. the First reason could be triggers, but the main source is fear. But Honestly, once you overcome your fears, it doesn't mean you'll just socialize with people in society. For me, I just don't , there's no point in socializing. Humans kept calling themselves social animals, well, I disagree, you CAN live alone and live a healthy life. I can acually relate to the second reason, I only talk to my mom, and not much with my other family members. The third reason is nonsense. Being part of society, does not mean you have to follow the law of the jungle. I still go out ,I never follow the rule of the survival of the fittest. I will always care for the needs of others and help others,no matter what. Some may take advantage of me, so what?

@st.zahren5683

5 жыл бұрын

Japanese are not kind. They are domesticated.

This isn't unique to Japan or Asia. I believe it's a normal reaction for self-preservation when an individual's circumstances become too stressful. When your job is somewhat or very immoral, when your employer demands an unsustainable amount of your time and attention, when people, in general, are selfish and shitty, and the media highlights how the most selfish and the most shitty are the most successful, when you lose a close relative, when you have a difficult health problem, or some combination of these, dropping out becomes the rational choice. A society needs to ask itself why large swaths of its citizens decide its simply best to no longer participate in the system that society has created.

@againmaybe7490

6 жыл бұрын

But it's a very common situation in Japan, as well as in China and South Korea. If you ask about the otaku, the first in Asia to think of Japan

@p.g.was_here

6 жыл бұрын

I little by lttle cut myself out from the outer world, it was too much for me to handle and I felt very disappointed by frends and family after my mother passed away. I quit my job as it was too stressful and against my moral standards, stopped communicating with people, It is more than 7 months now and it is getting worst. I really want to change that cause its ruinning my life.

@againmaybe7490

6 жыл бұрын

Brotherhood cheer up, there are a lot of good things in the world. Are you in that country?

There is a Japanese drama called Silent Poor which follows characters who have isolated themselves for many different reason. It is based on a real life neighborhood agency where the workers reach out to the isolated people in their neighborhood to help to become part of the neighborhood again.

@archivez101

5 жыл бұрын

Life tobelived Thanks I’ll check it out.

why do people lock themselves inside and not go into the outside world much? for me its KZread, Manga, Anime, and video games, and im just as lonely when i go outside so i might as well be in the comfort of my own bed. *There is nothing, of interest, for me, out there, on earth, at all.* - Sherlock Holmes 2009

@murtithinker7660

5 жыл бұрын

being alone is not the same as being lonely

@JohnDoe-ki6fm

5 жыл бұрын

@@murtithinker7660 That is a very true point, though I think there is often a great deal of overlap between the groups.

@directorlunchie2322

5 жыл бұрын

no, depression, it's Japanese society and the culture very very oppressive. you know nothing about East Asian culture, JP once had the highest suicide rate, today's South Korea.

@mosaicbrokenhearts2886

5 жыл бұрын

Same!!

@dylanforward6081

4 жыл бұрын

Rinoa's Auspicious Travails with money there's lots to do, even alone. But if you have chump change then you can go to McDonald's and that's about it.

I've been sick and stayed home for the past 3 weeks, and I have to admit, it's nice to not have to talk to anyone.

Well shit I go through phases where I'm an introvert but I still socialize with people. I thought I had a problem but damn didn't realize it was that it could get to that degree of severity. I'll keep this video as a reminder not to stray to far into the introvert life. I recommend others do the same.

@mosaicbrokenhearts2886

5 жыл бұрын

Tks

This wouldn't be a problem if getting a job didn't require acting like an overly-enthused clown for 6 months until some employer finally believes your act.

Oh! I'm a female hikikomori. And I'm not even Japanese. For some reason(s) I cannot relate with the world out there. :/

@againmaybe7490

6 жыл бұрын

Why emphasize female

@MsThe90

6 жыл бұрын

because the title says 'men'

@xXDESTINYMBXx

6 жыл бұрын

Nakshatraa do you play games?

@singlanishant202

5 жыл бұрын

Indian hikikomori. The situation in India is worse even extroverts could become hikikomori

@scorpion4351

5 жыл бұрын

@@singlanishant202 how exactly btw indian hikki.... here

I knew of one during my long stays in Japan. Oddly enough, he was "hiding" in a share house which I still find even more strange since it's a social atmosphere. His room was right next to mine and knowing how paper thin the walls are in traditional homes, I eventually realized he was always in his room. The only communication he had was through a phone. He called whenever he needed money for food or to extend his time at the share house. I managed to bump into him twice though. Once, I was leaving to go to a club really late in the night, before the trains stopped running, and he was coming from the convenient store with bags of ramen cups. The second time was more "detrimental" for him since he was exiting the shower room ... naked ... mind you, I am female. He was so frightened and kept saying "すみません、すみません、すみません…" as he ran away. I wasn't freaked out. I was more shocked to see him for a second time, honestly. 😂

@marikomct8129

6 жыл бұрын

Nii Wanwan - Do you know what happened to him? He sounds like a really classic hikikomori.

@againmaybe7490

6 жыл бұрын

What do you mean?すみません、すみません、すみません

@dwindeyer

6 жыл бұрын

Again Maybe - すみません = excuse me

@thang0412334

5 жыл бұрын

sound like a anime or manga harem

@hitorikun2191

3 жыл бұрын

@@againmaybe7490 it's a hiragana characters Su Mi Ma Se n (Sumimasen) meaning a casual apology to a stranger. Gomenasai o Gomen ne are the other ways to say it but in less formal.

When one can't be satisfied or praised from society, it just comes to start avoiding the society. And also hate them

Me, basically. lol The day in the life of an introvert with social anxiety. :(

@jester837

6 жыл бұрын

Razear I feel u :(

@jester837

6 жыл бұрын

Razear well i wouldn't say I'm introverted I just have social anxiety which makes it worse

@IWantToStayAtYourHouse

6 жыл бұрын

I can go out but I just dont want to. I feel no desire to. I might as well kill myself.

I have a friend who have been Hikikomori for about 4 Years, he never get any job or go to college in his entire life. I was helping him to find a new job but he keep refused and ignoring me. One day i started my own small business selling street food, he was my first employee. My God, i never thought he was really good at his job and helped my business to grow bigger, he even invented half of my stall menu. He spent his time at home researching new recipe for my business. Now i owe him a big time. This Hikikomori people it's not useless they just don't trust other people. I would love to hire them as my employee and friends.

@llawlied6902

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like this should be a book or movie xD understandable tho work a job you hate or for a random person or for a friend while you have fun

@shy6892

Жыл бұрын

Man there should be an option to save comments, this was a nice one

I didn't know about this issue until I watched this video. Thank you for sharing with us🙏

I would do that too if it was possible in the west. I guess it will when Amazon will deliver foods some day. Most people are cold and relationships are mostly an illusion. You are exchangeable like a plastic bag for a lot of people.

@explorermike19

6 жыл бұрын

TonyRedgrave1501 so...what are relationships supposed to be like?? stuck together all the time like glue forever? Some people seem to think that relationships are supposed to be like mother-child relationships, but that is not correct or good. Your mother is your mother. everybody else...is not your mother, so don't expect them to dote on you like a mother.

@ScoopsofSteroids

5 жыл бұрын

Come on, Explorer Mike. You're angry because nobody really loves you.

@hsun7997

3 жыл бұрын

Explorer Mike people should depend on each other and trust each other. There’s a difference between being interdependent and clingy/needy. Everybody just wants to contribute in some way and clearly these people do not fit the mold of what is acceptable

adopt a dog from a shelter, and heal with them. I think that's one of the best way... they will need walks, affection, trust and you need all of them just as much. What you give, they will give them back even more. They will never lie or be condescending. If you never had them give it a try and foster one. It's lots of work but they teach and give you so much

@o.r.a.5585

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently they only allow families to adopt dogs. That's what a hikikomori who lost his dog said. (This reply is going to be weird coming after 3 years. ;)) )

@youdontknowme55517

3 жыл бұрын

@@o.r.a.5585 whoa, I'm on a random comment history trip for a bit now, I have not turned on my notification so I just saw this XD... this is going to be weird... after 3 months ;))) hope you are having a nice day/night!

@munchiekins

3 жыл бұрын

or pets in general! ^^

The only people concerned about these young men are government (yeah not even society) because of absence of tax payers. And the interviewer does not touch the real cause of problem because she doesn't interview men who are still hikikomori and have no desire to change. What causes the phenomenon? These guys have great dreams like normal people. They want women, they want wealth, and they want to succeed. But reality shows to them that whatever they do, no matter how hard they try, they will not be rewarded. When they realize even trying is worthless, they stop trying. It's as simple as the loss of reward, unjustified cost of trying to succeed, and the resulting absence of motivation.

@saliver5909

6 жыл бұрын

Just to add a bit more. These men often resort to play video games, why? Because video games provide a consistent reward system. You level up, you become stronger. You do a quest, you get rewarded. And females in gaming are much easier to get than real women (doesn't need me to write anything about real women to know that). And establishing communication to discuss hikikomori openly WON'T help. Because that's not the core of problem. These young men are extremely practical, only setting up a good reward system can solve the problem. If they figure they can't get anything they want, they are not motivated to do anything.

@vekkdrums

6 жыл бұрын

Sali Ver wow what you said it is sooo true. I am in this stage where I see everything I do just go wrong. I really don’t see any point of trying and I am tired of trying over and over again to just not succeed in any way.

@xXDESTINYMBXx

6 жыл бұрын

Sali Ver there is also the problem at some point you start thinking like "if I don't honestly try it and fail then it was cauz I didn't rly try and not cauz I can't do it" trying to evade the scary reality of your skills. Cauz if you don't rly try you won't know if you actually can.

@dylanforward6081

4 жыл бұрын

My problem is my parents are horrible but I still live with them because I have no where else to go. College costs money, most jobs seem pointless, I couldn't get into the army that I was hoping to get into for years because of my vision. There's no where to go, I have no friends left so the warmest option is staying in my room gaming then sleeping. It's horrible.

Thanks for the great information!! Every video you make is soo educational and inspirational, keep up the good work!😊🙌🏼

bruh this is crazy yesterday i was reading about this and now you guys have a video lol

Seems parts of humanity forgot that life is about being happy, not creating a country where importance lies in how much money a person can produce and putting pressure on chasing and living up to social norms that doesn't even fullfill you or make you happy. It's hopefully soon time for a change...

This also is really good. The reporter was good at getting people to speak openly and honestly. Great piece!

Informative and thoughtful video! Yes, there are definitely different forms of Hikkikomori in all countries, I believe. Just a lot of social pressure and work really stresses and burns people out Also if they have/had anxiety, it multiplies the effect

How do they afford to live as shut-ins? The only reason I'm not one is that I need to work to pay the bills. Otherwise I'd do the same thing.

@damagecontrol7

6 жыл бұрын

probably supported by their parents.

@singlanishant202

5 жыл бұрын

Share trading and programming writing and other internet jobs

@FSB274

5 жыл бұрын

Not sure about Japan but in my country we get a pretty nice welfare that covers just about everything you need, if all your free time is spent online.

@rama7731

3 жыл бұрын

@@FSB274 what country?

Just wanted to say this audio quality is great.

Always good video! Thx!

It's all the NHK's fault!

@DacLMK

3 жыл бұрын

NHK has been branching internationally since 2006.

@adiyafanny876

2 жыл бұрын

What happen?

Oh sh*t, i've doing this for 3 years now hahah :') no joke man

Fantastic job, Hiroko. Your interviews helped to penetrate the wall of silence and mystery around some of the people who withdraw from the world around them, due to fear or other factors. This phenomenon is happening around the world, although mostly in more-industrialized, more 'socialized' nations in which these people can apparently find other means of support (family, welfare, etc.) and don't have to work to sustain themselves. I hope this new awareness will help more people to understand and reach out to their own family and friends afllicted in this way.

4:32 I can't believe nobody mention this cute couple in background looking at camera

Introverts are doing this thing all their life

If I got it right, hikikomori is social phobia... I know how it feels... have been dealing with this all my life.

@damagecontrol7

6 жыл бұрын

i think it's most similar to agoraphobia. but it probably has social anxiety components as well.

@Elwen-xs7gr

5 жыл бұрын

it is more like depression due to can't relate to the outside world, yet has nobody to talk to, and living in a society with heavy pressure to conform makes it harder for someone to open up

@rama7731

3 жыл бұрын

The way i feel is im bored of society, in general life sucks, i dont mind going outside and taking long walk tho, i just dont want to have any relationship

I ever think to lock myself, because society is such a pain

Great questions and answers.

in the words of Earl Sweatshirt, "I don't like shit, I don't go outside".

The way they described why they became hikimori seems pretty standard symptoms of depression and social anxiety.

@Underhills

3 жыл бұрын

Preferring to be alone is not automatically mental illness. It's a preference. I'm fine with it.

I think this could happen all around the world, I personally had a breakdown after failing a favorite job and all these goals and dreams, after realizing it's don't matter anymore, I started to going to a different direction and get back to life slowly

The Japanese word "Hikikomon" can be a close cousin of the American word "Hermit" Both share the relationship of isolation from the outside world. Having no interest in what going on within the world or people. This in some cases can be considered as a form of depression. Personally I am more of a home and stay to myself person, I don't feel the need or comfortable around a crowd of people. If I have food, computer, TV, books, music within my shelter. I could care less if I ever go out of the boundaries limit of my home. Is this normal? What may not be normal to the average person, just may be a normal behavior to a "Hikikomon" or a "Hermit" Who is to say that a person life who is a Hikikomon or Hermit is not normal. Or that those who are "not" a Hikikomon or Hermit life is normal? Do we really know the true meaning of living a normal life? Can we Judge?

@Gillsing

6 жыл бұрын

It might not be normal, but as long as you're fine with it, it's only a problem if it prevents you from sustaining your lifestyle. I live pretty much the same way myself, and was diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder when the employment service needed to justify their subsidizing my employment at a local company. And that diagnosis seems to fit quite well for me.

@peggyroyster3759

6 жыл бұрын

Gillsing That is why I raise the question what is normal? Do we really know? Just because someone say or categorize you as having a "Schizoid personality" do not make it so. That is only their own way of placing you in a box and saying that is what you are. Ask them what is their norm? What is their norm do not mean it is your norm. If you as a person have a schizoid personality you would even isolate yourself from even communicating here on this forum net. One example if the weather was so very bad that everyone was told on the news to stay inside their homes for a very long period of time. Would that mean everyone is not normal because they stay inside and not go out ? I Think not, Their are some people that enjoy being alone the key is being alone but "not" feeling lonely.😊it's 👌

@Gillsing

6 жыл бұрын

I used to consider myself 'normal', but unusual. Because what's normal for me is normal for me. But that's a highly subjective perspective, and an educated professional could offer a much more objective assessment. So when a psychologist had me go through some testing and then diagnosed me, and I saw that the Wikipedia article for Schizoid Personality Order fit me quite well, I saw no reason to argue with the diagnosis. I'm not an expert on personality disorders, I'm just an expert on my own self. The diagnosis doesn't change me, it merely describes me to the people who rely on descriptions like that. "If you as a person had a schizoid personality you would even isolate yourself from even communicating here on this forum net." I don't believe that is true. The Wikipedia article didn't say anything about refusing to communicate. Are you an expert on the subject?

@peggyroyster3759

6 жыл бұрын

Gillsing I am not an expert, but my very close friend is a professional psychiatrist have been for years and also he a medical teacher in that field. And guess what? He is a complete "Nut Case". (Lol )But yet he is a well established doctor in his field. So who is there to say what is normal? It comes down to the State Of Mind if you feed into what others say you are or box you. NICE to communicate with you.😊

@mattguzda853

6 жыл бұрын

Peggy Royster Peggy yes I think we can judge. we are animals that evolved to be social. we aren't solitary creatures. now sure we can survive alone but we evolved socially because our survival chances greatly increased. this is no small thing. when in the right social situation were happier. but that's the problem I think. were stuck in bad situations and can't deal so we have no options and go the him I route. its a better situation then the one we were in but is still not a good situation

Loners are always 100 steps ahead in their subconscious of what their conscious is currently capable. Geniuses take time to blossom and dont really need anybody's help or approval. When they really want something, it happens with little to no effort.

Damn, i didnt realize i am hikikomori until i watched this

I had no idea this was happening :( I'm glad there are measures being taken to help it

All the best guys!

These people were built for Covid-19.

@mrj475

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

Wow, really telling of how Japanese society views Hikikomori: "If someone committed suicide because of that, it'd be horrible for the company."

@TheDreamcatcher6

5 жыл бұрын

ikr i cringed so hard at that

@Vishnu_Karthik

3 жыл бұрын

Honesty is better than lies

@Ererina

2 жыл бұрын

In my place there this once company that stated early in job requirements ads; don't want people that have depression issue.

For me it it a mixture of social anxiety, introverteness and me not wanting to interact with society and or reality ( distancing) because either i'm unhappy with life, find it boring or find the comfort of home very... well comforting ( kinda like a coping mechanism i guess). I do interect and frequently go outside and do things but I have come to like my alone time. A time where I can relax and, think about things.

Iv'e isolated myself for all of my 30's, I'm much more happy now not having to deal with other people :)

Umm I just hate crowds and I hate being social I stay in my room watch anime and that's my life in a nutshell

@mattguzda853

6 жыл бұрын

Hinata Shouyou that's not good tho. I'm an introvert but were animals that have evolved socially. were meant to interact with others. in my case I'm afraid of becoming homeless. if I don't go out and work I starve. but I think pain n stress are good for us in small doses. it can make us stronger. but I understand wanting to turn ones back and being alone. I think u say to yourself or better then that feel that given 100% of my day , if more then 50% of it is better alone then I get nothing from the outside. but its not good. I don't think its healthy in long term

I think being hikikomori in the philippines is our definition of healthy. While people who constantly goes outside are problematic.

I am so proud that I watched one of their vids from 1k subs

nice video, Asian Boss.

Where's my painfully antisocial squad? :')

Im not sure if it is classed as hikikomori but i have agoraphobia which makes me not leave the house at all. I got a bit better which makes me leave the house to go the corner shop but i can't last more than 10 minutes. Luckily i can work at home with my job mostly on pc.

@damagecontrol7

6 жыл бұрын

can you tell us more about your job from home, for those of us who are struggling finding one

@xXDESTINYMBXx

6 жыл бұрын

Can you explain agoraphobia a bit more?

I'm currently suffering from diagnosed agoraphobia... when I was a drug addict 4 years ago I was super out going and always out socializing but after cleaning up, i can't really handle all the foreign stimuli. i started staying in more and more to the point now I can barely handle checking the mail... I know being off drugs is better for my health and I'm okay with being inside all the time but I sometimes I wish I was as outgoing as I once was.

@Meyour67120

6 жыл бұрын

Stop to be ashamed of your past, it's because you are comparing yourself with others that you are blocked And just don't give a shit about what others will think of you, seriously there opinion is pointless, only you can truely judge yourself because nobody knows you better than yourself, it's pur logic

Very interesting! Huang' s World also covered this issue recently.

I am currently one of these people but in a European country. For many years.

@georgemaniat7224

6 жыл бұрын

Fellow European here, not exactly locked in house cause i have to work (meh....) but i can still relate, this is not just Japan it's all over the world

It's quite sad that they put so much more emphasis on work than humanity. If one does not take care of their happiness, they will not be very good workers anyway. Let's get real, who out there does their best work when they are depressed, sad, suicidal, angry, etc. Don't we all perform so much better when we are happier?

@ma2i485

5 жыл бұрын

true indeed..

I watched a doc on this subject where hikimoris and family were interviewed. There are organizations helping them through counseling and teaching them to cope with the outside world.

English translation of hikikomori = shut in. To shut yourself inside. We all do it....some of us get lost. All can give to make anyone feel better is to say you are not alone. The reasonable mind hits its limit with putting up with an unreasonable world.

that happens in America as well,not all u r alone my Japanese homies

It's almost as if hikikimori are normal people under a funk.

I'v been one for 2 years, and i'm a swiss, for me personaly it was a time that i needed to find myself and what i wanted to do in my life.

Interesting to hear about Japan also having the "gap in employment" problem. I currently struggle with this issue in America. Employers throw away my applications because they don't view my years of working in the family business as official employment. Getting a job anywhere has become almost physically impossible due to this horrific viewpoint and only forces those of us who are willing to work into this lifestyle.

I am hikikomori, I am always withdrawn and people would often ignored me so that's why I stopped approaching and talk to people even my voice is too soft can't be heard and I'm just too awkward and also sometimes people can be prejudiced so that just makes it worse. I always feels uninterested in conversation and always listening. I lack social skills and very introverted. staying in my room always feel safe and relaxing that's why I don't really like to attend social gathering cuz it's too boring, nothing but small talks. I don't really have friends either bcs Im fine by myself I thought. so uh hahaah

@munchiekins

3 жыл бұрын

i think its difficult finding people who understand you but once you do it opens so much of life. a lot of people use small talk questions to build connection before getting into deeper topics, so if you turn away from them because of superficial sounding topics, you might miss the chance for a deeper connection. which can only come about through trust, which is gained in time. then again some people really are just empty headed. i wish you luck in finding someone with whom you can enjoy connecting to 😊

Those women laughing about it is the reason why I stay in my room. Society had grown extremely narcissistic, why bother participating in it when you have people who can't get over themselves. Edit: Heh, that makes sense why I struggle with employment, this "employment gap". It's ridiculous when people say take responsibility but not give you the authority to, very ironic.

@Peacelike452

2 жыл бұрын

Never give up my brother. The outside world is out of your control, but if you don’t give up, you’ll pave your way. Just apply for more jobs, take rejection as nothing personal, eventually you’ll get it

"For me, it was because I couldn't trust people " I felt that

i live in australia, and beleve it or not it also happens here as well. as im sure it also happens in many other countrys, the modern world can be very alienating for a lot of people i think

Personally I think a good fix for hikikomori's is to send them to work in the countryside. Working in fields etc. Probably would do wonders for them mentally and physically. Plenty of unused houses which they can be moved into and life isnt fast paced and stressful. Then if or when they get better, they can choose to remain or move back into the city.

@honey3693

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I remember wanting to move out of my comfort zone when i'm at the lowest. Just going somewhere no one knows me then maybe i can be pushed to the brink of desperation to be able to move my ass off and live a life. Sadly, my financial situation is bad. At that time i just turned adult so once i tried to ask my friends if they can lend me but they are also young then so they can't help. I told my family i wanted to look for a job (like being a nanny) but my family disagreed and I had some conflict with them it may be because that is a low job and they think it aint safe for me since i just turned 18. Now after 9 years of being a shut-in (turning 10 years), i saved enough for me to be able to stay outside for 2 months but yeah pandemic happens. Maybe by the 2nd half of this year i'm gonna be able to do what have been postponed for a long time. I wish myself luck. You also, who ever is reading this. Here is a 🍋.

I am 27 and becoming similar to like a hikikomori here in the US. My parents are immigrants. They did everything right. They achieved the American Dream like you see on TV. They worked their ass off for me. And yet, I have failed them. After living for 27 years, I have only held one temporary job for 10 months paying a stipend. You could say my parents spoiled me. I have no goals and little skills. I became depressed after having consecutive bad semesters at university and lost lots of confidence in myself to succeed at anything, so I didn't do anything during the summer breaks in university. I have no idea what type of job I want to do for the rest of my life, but I don't want to keep depending on my parents since it's not fair. I am thinking about killing myself to solve this problem. I have lost interest in almost everything.

@Gor2593

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I hope you're still around.

@Whiskerman

6 ай бұрын

Move back to the country your parents came from. You will change your mind. You’re spoiled

Tbh I am an introverted person. I found it hard to fit in with others but it's not like I don't have any friends or I've become a hikikomori. I'm afraid to speak my opinion out loud and ended up to be the minorities in the class.And more to it, I have a serious face like almost everytime. I used to walk alone and I never mind with that cause I hate unindependent and clingy types of person like my friends are. But sometimes, I feel lonely, depressed and asking myself why did I ended up becoming such a loner. So a few weeks ago, I've watched an mv from Keyakizaka46 which titled Eccentric and Silent Majority. It is really inspiring. The song taught me to be myself and now I'm even more confident to be doing things I like and no need to follow others. Now I try to look back at myself, have patience and express myself in a positive way.

I have a friend who has recently become a hikiomori. It has become extremely hard to get him to come outside to socialize with friends. Hopefully someday he will come out of his thoughts and join society once again and go on to live a meaningful productive life.

@frankkane8120

2 жыл бұрын

@@logbia7k608 I LOVE YOU FRIEND !

This is actually getting worse in general because why go out and socialize when you can just hide on the internet? You can get paid literally for doing nothing these days, and buy the things you need without taking a single step out your front door. People are only getting more and more lazy as things get easier to do...

@xXDESTINYMBXx

6 жыл бұрын

Kingブランドン you get paid for almost nothing, pls tell me where I can apply.

Great video! Does someone know the difference between Hikikomori and being a NEET?

@jvlickey4379

7 жыл бұрын

Xavier NEET is someone who isnt emloyed or studying currently. But for NEET they dont necessarily hav to be cope up in their houses. They cn jus be playing their lifes away. Hikikomori is them being cope up in their houses, so in a sense, when a NEET gets worse he becomes an hikikomori.

@jaage1

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@nalinpuri4519

5 жыл бұрын

NEET is a medical exam in India

great video

Why? Because people are scary and the world is complicated and even scarier. I hate dealing with people. I hate having to think about things like insurance, money, things that can break which require phone calls, forms, and more money. I hate all the abbreviations, numbers, acronyms, deadlines, interviews, and little errors. I hate talking to people I don't know. I hate being in public and feeling people's eyes on me as they think about what a loser I am. For me, I feel more trapped and alone in a crowd then I do in a small room alone.

shit, ill lock my self too with how shitty the world is

@joelbedulla4

6 жыл бұрын

Don't even joke about that