A New Form of Social Withdrawal in Japan: A Review of ‘Hikikomori’ (2009)
I have been living as a Hikikomori for the last eight years. Every two years I leave my home for a few hours, but I spend the rest of the time in front of my computers.<p>I don&#x27;t have any friends in real life or online and the only people I interact with are my parents.<p>Every meal is prepared for me so the only thing I have to do is my laundry once a month.<p>I often think about how fast time flies when living this lifestyle. A year feels like a month to me.<p>The sad part is that I have missed out on most things a normal person experiences. The twenties for most people is about experiences, creating lifelong memories, parties and fun. It feels like my twenties was over in the blink of an eye and left a book with empty pages. My youth has run into the sand.