Yah I’ve been a NEET now for over a decade due to disability and mental illness. It’s not classified as “hikkikomori” I think because a lot of NEETs still have some social activities to participate in.
Otherwise, we recognize it as agoraphobia when someone doesn’t leave their dwelling. Not sure how Japan classifies it or what their treatments are for it. A lot of mental illnesses and phobias are cultural or have cultural aspects to them that affect treatment. John Nash’s schizophrenia manifested as aliens sending him secret codes through radio signals and newspapers, for example. In the 1500s it would have been something else entirely.
Also don’t know how common hikkikomori is just because like at least 1/3 of parents in US/Canada want to throw their kids out at 18 and tell them to be homeless if they can’t. I have a feeling younger generations of parents aren’t like that as much but they also have the least money to support jobless children so they’re probably going to be pushing them to at least work part-time or do something to make any sort of money to help out.
Yah I’ve been a NEET now for over a decade due to disability and mental illness. It’s not classified as “hikkikomori” I think because a lot of NEETs still have some social activities to participate in.
Otherwise, we recognize it as agoraphobia when someone doesn’t leave their dwelling. Not sure how Japan classifies it or what their treatments are for it. A lot of mental illnesses and phobias are cultural or have cultural aspects to them that affect treatment. John Nash’s schizophrenia manifested as aliens sending him secret codes through radio signals and newspapers, for example. In the 1500s it would have been something else entirely.
Also don’t know how common hikkikomori is just because like at least 1/3 of parents in US/Canada want to throw their kids out at 18 and tell them to be homeless if they can’t. I have a feeling younger generations of parents aren’t like that as much but they also have the least money to support jobless children so they’re probably going to be pushing them to at least work part-time or do something to make any sort of money to help out.