recovering_hikki

Hey, I was also a hikikomori for 8 years. I barely managed to escape it only several months ago. My isolation was during my formative years so I feel permanently damaged and its hard to keep hope. Nevertheless, I am still trying my best to live the life I now know that I want.

This may be a bit of a stretch but are you willing to talk? I know when I was really deep in isolation any human contact would petrify me, so if you feel uncomfortable I completely understand.

It's so rare to find another hikikomori especially one that has been isolated for so long.

I feel lonely, as no one understands the life Ive lived.

I felt the same way but during my 4th year of isolation, I decided to go for a walk. I saw two boys my age playing and having fun aith each other, and without any hesitation my eyes teared up against my will and I felt such an incredible amount of pain in my heart.

Thats when I realized that I did not want to be alone.

Has anything similar happened to you?