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When going outside is prison: The world of American hikikomori
- 80mph 7y agoVia: https://www.metafilter.com/182276/American-Hikikomori https://www.metafilter.com/182276/American-Hikikomori
- yawaworht345 7y agoI live a life that can be easily described as hikikomori. I struggle with anxiety and I've tried my best to find work (I did even graduate from college -- it took me 6 years, but I did it), but it seems I am doomed to fail in every endeavor. When my parents die, I will likely suffer a slow and painful death at the hands of starvation. It seems that is my destiny...