Hickkomori

What is the longest time you can optionally spend at home? That is, I decided not to go out for any reason and lived completely at home. You do not go to the doorstep. I asked 14 of my friends, and the answer ranged between 9 hours and a month. What is the maximum period that you can spend at home optionally? What if I told you that there are more than a million people in one country who have not been out of the house for more than six months, but some have not left the house for several years, up to 30 years!

Those numbers shocked me, and I did not imagine that a person could freely choose to imprison himself in this way, especially since among these 541 thousand in the age group 15 to 39 years, I imagined young people in the prime of life choosing to withdraw from the world for more than six months inside the home What is their life like and why? This shocking and sad phenomenon started in 1990 in Japan - or, as some call it "Planet Japan" - and it worsened in 10 years as the economic crisis that caused a group of people to move in their homes and withdraw from social life. This phenomenon has been studied and attempted to identify its causes and has been dubbed "Hikikomori" or "social withdrawal", and it has gained attention after some murders occurred and behind them were people classified as "Hikikomori". It is not yet known the scientific reasons that lead people to act like this, but the Ministry of Health is working hard to analyze the problem and reach its treatment.

The Japanese culture promotes a culture of commitment and is very interested in education and educational attainment, and this may have formed one of the factors in that withdrawal for some people as they no longer have the power to confront society, and technology has made withdrawal from social life possible where a person can request all his requirements while he is in The house remains in contact with others, but the social and economic costs are exorbitant for those of the Hikkumori, as they constitute a financial burden on their families and the government as well and they need care and treatment, especially in order to get them out of this situation and reintegrate them into society. It does not seem that the Arab world has a similar phenomenon, but who knows, do we learn from this tragedy and apply the principle of prevention better than treatment?

The Japanese media is keen to spread awareness about this topic, especially the Japan Nippon Times magazine, which I thank for providing me with this valuable and important information, and more can be found on the magazine's website.

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