Part 2
For people who exhibit the behavior known as Hikikomori, it is important to come through the process unscathed. What do I mean by that? Well, it can be - and most of the time it is - that the process of withdrawal takes years. A role for those affected is to recognize when there is a way back into society. Even this path back into society can take a long time. It is just the way it is that even deep emotional processes have a beginning and an end. The duration of the processes is profoundly different. And a significant role is played by intervening as little as possible in the course of the psychological development process or the psychological healing process. The more pressure comes from the outside, the more medication is pumped into the affected person, the more the soul is irritated, the more unnatural the process becomes. The soul itself is sovereign in its processes. A soul has everything it needs to go through its multifaceted processes, on board. Medications don't help with that. On the contrary ... they disturb the process, especially when it is a process of the awakening of the soul.
I read about many cases where children could no longer escape their Hikikomori existence. There are quite a few elderly parents who still have their reclusive child living at home. It plays a significant role to allow the deep psychological process, but also - if there is indeed a way back into society - not to miss the moment to take it. Indeed, every life path is unique; and thus, the path of every hikikomori is absolutely unique as well. However, that makes it challenging to deal with the affected individuals. Precisely because the situation cannot be generalized. In Japan, there are said to be around 1 million people living their lives as Hikikomori. There are also said to be particularly many "old souls" in Japan. The older a soul is, the more permeable it becomes, but it can also be more burdened. But I don't want to delve into that at this point.
I personally perceive it as unlikely that, in such a straight-laced society as the Japanese one, people would deliberately seek attention by withdrawing from everything and everyone. If someone acts in such a way that they completely withdraw from society and family to be alone with themselves, then there are valid reasons. And I perceive that, apart from the deep emotional development processes, there are certainly cases where people - whether young or old - simply can no longer endure the pressure to perform in society and work; and therefore withdraw from everything and everyone. The more demanding and harsher a societal and cultural system is, the harder it can be to endure it.
All in all, I feel that Hikikomori need understanding and time to come to terms with their situation. The higher the pressure within the family, the more one's own conscience weighs heavily because one does not function as expected by society and family, the harder it is for the affected person to surrender to their inner process. The inner resistance and inner discomfort are counterproductive to the inner process of the soul. Understanding and "no blame" from outsiders are two things that make it easier for those affected to come to terms with themselves. And if it is indeed not a deep emotional development process, but rather if the affected person can no longer cope with the pressure to perform, then fine psychological support or a solid coaching can help strengthen the person's personality and pave the way to themselves. This, so that they can accept and live their individuality; and as a result, can face professional pressure.
Being Hikikomori is not a stroke of fate... even though it may sometimes feel that way for affected parents or partners. It is a phase in life that is challenging for everyone involved. It is helpful in all cases to ignore what outsiders or "society" have to say about it.
Author/Copyright: NEA (Meisterin चन्द्र Nung Pha🌈)
Datum/Data: 19.09.2026
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