About withdrawal

The national guidelines define "a condition that avoids social participation (including compulsory education, employment including part-time jobs, out-of-home travel, etc.) as a result of various factors, and generally stays at home for more than six months in principle."
Even if you say "hikikomori", there are various problems caused by it. Family members have heard voices such as "I want you to go out somewhere," "Is it sick," "What should I do after my parents die," "Isn't your legs weakened and you will be in nursing care?" Will be On the other hand, from the point of view of the withdrawn person, it can be a hurdle with high anxiety and expectations of the family.

"Hikikomori" is not a disease name, but a situation in which various factors hinder social participation and the place of living outside of home has been lost for a long period of time. However, some people are almost withdrawn at home, others go out to a convenience store on a daily basis, and each person has a different condition.

"Hikikomori" is something that can happen to anyone and is not special. Some people may be triggered by the fact that they were not familiar with truancy or workplace, or that their relationships have improved, while others may be caused by mental illness. You may not be able to solve the stress you have, and you may get stuck. Therefore, pulling down itself can be regarded as a necessary rest for the person.

Not everyone has an effective universal measure, but the situation is often changed little by little by the family and other people around them devising how to keep a distance with the person, how to get involved, and how to respond appropriately.
Please consult with an expert instead of holding it alone with your family.

[Regional consultation (Health and Welfare Center, ward)]
☆Consultation on work and life-Life Support Division
☆Consultation for adolescents such as truancy (under 18 years old) - Children and Families Support Division (child home consultation)
☆Consultation on psychiatric care and welfare-Elderly and Disabled Support Division

[Consultation on withdrawal, etc.]
☆Yokohama City Youth Counseling Center (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare “Hikikomori Community Support Center”)
　Hiki Komoriya We are consulting on various issues that young people between the ages of 15 and 39 and their families have, such as school refusal.
☆Health and Social Welfare Bureau Hikikomori Support Section (Hikikomori Community Support Center, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
　We listen to the concerns and concerns of individuals and their families who are about 40 years of age or older and provide support. .

[Others]
☆Health consultation center of Yokohama-shi heart "telephone consultation of heart"
　On night holidays, we receive consultations on mental health, and as necessary, provide information on appropriate consulting organizations.

Even if your family is worried that "Our child may be withdrawn ...", you may not think of yourself as "withdrawal". .
"I'm not hikikomori because I go to a convenience store to buy juice."
"I'm talking to others in an online game, so I don't mean I'm talking to anyone. You don't have to go out because you don't have to go out."
"I don't go to school or work now, but since I worked part-time a while ago, I'm different from withdrawal."
In this way, some people think that they are different from withdrawal.
On the other hand, he said, "Isn't the current state hidden? But I don't want to think so." Some people think, "I know I have to go out and work, but I can't take a step." Also, to my family, "I don't want to be told what I know." "What do your family think of this kind of person? I'm sorry. "I sometimes think. As you can see, there are many things to do.
In addition, even if the person does not feel withdrawn, the family must be able to do so.
"Isn't it possible to go back to society?"
"If you don't remove the cause of withdrawal, you won't be able to go out for a lifetime?"
You may be worried about it. However, as a family member
"It's time to take a rest now, so let's watch it gently."
"If parents say various things, they may lose extra motivation.
But what should I do? "I have various feelings such as
There are various feelings of the person and the feelings of the family. In addition, each feeling is not only one, but also multiple conflicting feelings are mixed. If you keep in mind that there are various feelings at the same time, rather than focusing on one feeling, it may help to deepen mutual understanding.

[Reference]
If a familiar person becomes "hikikomori" (Saitama Prefecture, issued in February 2014)
Do not worry about withdrawal alone ... (Kanagawa Pref. Youth Center Main Building Youth Support Division, May 2012)