Hikikomori
By : Adele Oosthuizen -
Integrating into the unknown… The term hikikomori (derived from the verb hiki “to withdraw” and komori “to be inside”) was coined in 1998 by Japanese psychiatrist Professor Tamaki Saitõ. Saitõ chose the term to describe the many young people he saw who didn’t fit the mental health diagnosis criteria but were in a state of extreme, distressing […]
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So, the weather’s not great this time of the year and it feels like winter in my heart too; right now, it’s utterly impossible to imagine anything as enjoyable as changing into my pajamas, ordering a pizza, opening a bottle of wine, and snuggling in for some quality couch time. Should I act like nothing’s […]
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