Shut-ins/Hikikomori and their Parents in Japan

The emotional shock parents experience when a child becomes hikikomori or drops out. When a child says, I can’t go to school, or shuts the door or stops speaking.And everything changes.This moment is not loud. It is quiet. But it shakes the entire family system.Parents often experience three immediate emotions:Confusion. Fear. Self-blame. “Did I push too much?” “Did I not push enough?” “What did I miss?”Hikikomori and school refusal rarely happen in one day. It is gradual. Small pressures. Small comparisons. Small losses of belonging.In general, I feel that when problems arise, people begin to take action. But in many cases, those actions are short-lived. When it comes to human situations especially hikikomori, we need to question a short-term help and quick-fix mindset.https://www.quietude.jpIn the next episode, I want to talk ab