About withdrawal

The national guidelines define "a condition in which social participation (e.g. compulsory education, employment including part-time jobs, and out-of-home excursions, etc.) as a result of various factors, and generally stays at home for more than six months."
Even if you say "withdrawal", there are various problems caused by it. Families say, "I want you to go out somewhere," "Isn't you sick?", "What should I do after your parents' death," "Isn't you become elderly and have weak legs and become nursing care?" You. On the other hand, from the point of view of the withdrawn person, the anxiety and expectations of the family can be a high hurdle.

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 However, some people are almost withdrawn at home, while others go out to convenience stores on a daily basis, so each person's condition is different.

"Hikikomori" is something that can happen to anyone and is not special. Some people are triggered by the lack of familiarity with truancy, workplace, or poor relationships, and others are caused by illness, including mental illness. You may not be able to relieve the stress you have, and you may have to worry about it. Therefore, pulling itself can be regarded as a necessary rest for the person.

Not everyone has an effective versatile measure, but the situation is gradually changed by the family and other surroundings devise ways to keep the distance from the person, how to interact, and respond appropriately. It often changes little by little.
Please consult with an expert without holding your family alone.

[Local consultation desk (Health and Welfare Center ward)]
☆Consultation on work and life-Life Support Division
☆Consultation for adolescents such as truancy (under 18 years old) to Children and Families Support Division
☆Consultation on Psychiatry and Welfare - Elderly and Disabled Support Division

[Consultation on withdrawal, etc.]
☆Yokohama City Youth Consultation Center (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, "Hikikomori Community Support Center")
　We are consulting on various issues faced by young people between the ages of 15 and 39 and their families, such as Hiki Komoriya School refusal.
☆Health and Social Welfare Bureau Hikikomori Support Section (Hikikomori Community Support Center, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
　We listen to and provide support for concerns and concerns of individuals and their families, who are generally withdrawn from the age of 40 and their families.

[Other]
☆Yokohama City Kokoro Health Consultation Center "Mental Telephone Consultation"
　On night holidays, we receive consultations on mental health and, if necessary, provide information on appropriate consulting organizations.

Even if your family is worried that "My child may be withdrawn ...", you may not think of yourself as "withdrawal".
"Because I go to a convenience store to buy juice, I'm not withdrawn."
"I'm talking to others in online games, so I don't mean I'm talking to anyone. I don't have to go out because I don't have to go out."
"I don't go to school or work now, but I worked part-time a while ago, so I'm not different from withdrawal."
In this way, some people think that they are different from withdrawals.
On the other hand, "Is the current state of hikiko?" But I don't want to think so." Some people think, "I know that I have to go out and work, but I can't take a step forward." Also, to my family, "I don't want to say what I know." "What do your family think of yourself like this? "I'm sorry." In this way, the person's feelings are also different.
Also, even if the person does not feel hiding, the family is
"Isn't it possible to return to society as it is?"
"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
"It's a time to rest, so let's watch it gently."
"If my parents say a lot of things, the person may be more motivated.
But what should I do? "I have various feelings.
The feelings of the person are various, and the feelings of the family are also diverse. In addition, each feels not only one feeling, but also multiple conflicting feelings are mixed. Keeping in mind that people have different feelings at the same time, rather than focusing on one feeling, it may help to deepen mutual understanding.

[Reference]
When a familiar person becomes "hikikomori" (Saitama Prefecture, February 2014)
Don't worry alone ... (Kanagawa Pref. Youth Center Main Building Youth Support Section, issued in May 2012)