I was a Hikikomori for about 10 years
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I was a "HIKIKOMORI"(Social withdrawal) for About 10 years. and I have the autism spectrum disorder. but I will never give up! Hiroshi Yamazoe
Hello. I'm a Japanese born in 1984.
In the past, I had been a "HIKIKOMORI"(Social withdrawal) for the About 10 years, but now I have recovered a little.
I love traveling abroad. The traveling abroad has changed my "HIKIKOMORI" life. I have visited Western Europe, Asian countries and Russia. I will continue to travel abroad in the my future.
and I'm currently studying English. I struggle with it, but I can understand a little English.
I'm seeking friends from all over the world.Thanks!
Hiroshi Yamazoe
Website: hiroshiyamazoe...
Twitter: / hiroshiyamazoe
Facebook: / hiroshi.yamazoe.509
Instagram: / yama00ci
#Hikikomori #autism #ASD
Im a 33 year old female.
Even going out of my room feels like Im going to have a heart attack.
I feel you.
I am also autistic and I suffer from dissociative identity disorder.
Love from my room in Spain.
You are very brave.
❤️❤️ keep at it, you’ll be the change you want to see. I used to have major panic attacks driving a car…and I took baby steps at a time…driving for a minute than pulling over to do breathing exercises, praying, etc. It took almost 3 years but now I’m driving on highways/freeways with no anxiety! You have the power within you! Trust yourself but also treat yourself with the best care and affection. You deserve the WORLD!!
Sister, I m stil in same room like u...I know English, French....cn v chat?
@@misbpdclddugjy9041 me too, wanna chat?
Me encantaría tener a una amiga autista hispanohablante! Soy madre de 2 hijos (18 y 20), todos autistas. Soy americana, vivo en Florida.
Bless you all guys.😊😊😊
Hi Hiroshi, I'm a child psychiatrist from the Netherlands. I am shocked that you have been treated by other people in your childhood in a such cruel way and that no one helped you. It's amazing that you managed to rescue yourself and survive this. You are very mentally strong and intelligent. And you give hope to others who struggle. I am proud of you.
Hello, I need some help for 16-year old hihikomori in german. I cannot find any professional weil the boy refuse contact.
@@hyacinth7803 If you can't get help in Germany you can ask your insurance company if they will cover the treatment in the Netherlands. And then write to for example Accare of Karakter if they can help you. They have very good psychiatric help for children but it's expensive without insurance and there is also a waiting time of about 9 months now. And online treatment is not so effective then personal contact. They have also small place for children and parents, where they can stay during treatment. But if he refuses help maybe a better option is to try to put him in a child psychiatric hospital in Germany against his will. Try to get advice from a lawyer on what kind of regulations are in Germany regarding this procedure. Another option is to seek a psychotherapeut/psycholog/ child psychiatrist that will come to your house to speak to him.
Nooit gehoord van een kinder psychiater.
@@redbull__7 google wat het is
Hey Hiroshi Yamazoe, I'm a 25 years old Vietnamese who had struggles with social anxiety and depression as a loner in the past. I am slowly getting much better. I'm quite good at English to the point that I thought I might be an American man in my past life. I'm currently learning more about other languages, particularly Japanese! I have to say, you speak English very well! Keep up the good work!
Good brother
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It's been awhile since I seen this, I was 25, Now 27 turning 28. Back in College and turning a new leaf. Thank you Hiroshi Yamazoe, you inspired so many. Thank you.
It was so inspirational that I almost cried. I am a 69 y.o. Retired guy in USA. I hope he finds endless happiness and friendship in his travels and on his channel. One day I hope to visit Japan too.
HI! I'm a 24 year old autistic girl from Belgium and I'm currently a Hikikomori. I've been trying to get a job the last year but its been exceptionally hard with my autism, depression, and anxiety. I wanted to thank you for making this video. ^_^ It really inspired me to continue pushing and get that job so I can travel the world just like you did!
This video made me cried. For someone to be able to left the "Hikikomori State" and strive to travel around the globe. it is such a wonderful story. I am glad you chose to fight your Hikikomori thoughts and live the way you want.
I can really relate to this. Where I live, in Canada, this is becoming more common. In the big cities here, people work work work. Things are extremely expensive. A regular home can cost over a million dollars (80,700,841.90 Japanese Yen) where I live, or half a million if outside the city with a long commute to work. If someone suffers from depression here, we are usually just given pills and told to try harder and not be lazy, by friends and family. Bullying is really common here. I was bullied for being quiet in school, everyday and it made me start to get panic attacks in class and unbearable depression. For years. I felt it would never end. I dropped out of high school due to worsening of panic attacks.
Nobody really talks about it here. Depression, sadness, suicidal thoughts, or hikikomori is considered a mental illness or something nobody has time to deal with, due to long work schedules. We are just given pills and told to try more. Which can be a breaking point for someone who already feels overwhelmed. Children here are usually involved in a ton of programs since they are born, so much so, they never get much rest. Parent shaming for not doing as many government approved programs as possible, is common. Bullying is extremely common at all schools, doesnt matter what age. Adults shame other adults, its not just in school. Making friends here is extremely difficult unless you knew them your whole life.
Thank you for making this video. I was hikikomori for so many years I lost count. I feel like there is no place for me here, so I keep to myself. I cried a lot, because I felt so alone, and without confidence anymore. I had no more fight left in me, and just wanted to rest and could never understand why I was pressured so much all the time, if I couldnt even stop my panic attacks from happening.
My mom left me and told me to just kill myself, and she hasnt been back since, and I am 34 now. That was 16 years ago. I forgive her, because I know she was as stressed out as I was, and could not understand what was wrong with me. I did not understand at the time either. I was a really happy child, always playing and laughing, but as a teen the pressure was too much. I was broken inside, that is all I knew. We do talk online sometimes now, so that is nice. I love her and miss her, because I know deep down she was also stressed because of the government program we are expected to follow flawlessly. It breaks families apart.
Thank you again for this. It meant a lot to me.
I am an autistic man from USA, born in 1990. I am learning other languages like you, and I know how hard it is. I want you to know that your English is very good! You are doing very well with our language, I can understand everything you say with no trouble, even without looking at the subtitles :)
Like you, I also struggled with terrible depression in the past. Now, my life still has challenges but I consider myself happy and content.
Best wishes from the USA, brother 🖖
Bla
Great man 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍😊 good job
MUCH LOVE FOR YOU. MY HEART WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU EVEN IN AFTERLIFE. MUCH LOVE BUDDY. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
Thank you for sharing your story. I am a 31 year old woman here living in the united states and so far i don't know whether i could fit the description of being a hikikomori but ever since i became a teen to now, life has felt very depressing and pointless emotionally for me after realizing how reality truly is for us: go to school, get a job, start a family and wait for old age. i am a very creative/artistic person and always felt like i dont really belong and feel happy with how life is structured for most of us and felt like there's more to life. i am not completely withdrawn from people but i only keep a few very close friends around with me that i have known since high school/still keep close touch and hang out sometimes. my mom has recently passed away and live with my dad and younger sister. when i started college for the very first time, i felt very pressured by my family to study a difficult subject that i was not interested in as well as not prepared. so i did not finish that degree and currently i went back to college again with a different major that i am interested in and chose for myself. all of the family friends that i grew up with do not keep in contact with me or my family and i am not surprised by all of this because ever since i was a teen, never felt close connection with these people but felt forced to be around these folks because of my own parents desperate need to have friends.
Thank you for sharing your story too, and as a 30 year old, a lot of what you said was very relatable, but at the same time, unique. I'm sorry for your loss. How's your degree going now?
I'm a bit younger than you, but I relate completely. Our lives have followed a similar path. Much love, I hope life improves for all of us. One day, one week, one month, one year at a time. We will make it through to a brighter future.
Hi Hiroshi, I'm a 37 years old Man from Brazil. I feel I'm turning info hikikomori after this pandemic caos. I started to work at home after Covid. I am divorcing and feeling depressed, but the depression was hitting me before the divorce. I feel I don't wanna leave my house anymore, I don't want to work outside my house anymore. I Hope I find a reason to go on Just like you did.
Thanks for sharing your story.
Hello from America. I see people around me that still stay home all the time. The lockdowns were too long and people got used to deliveries and remote work. I have always been shy and preferred to stay home. Fortunately my office was open during the pandemic and thanks to my coworkers I was able to socialize. I just went on a vacation by myself recently and met many wonderful people. I am glad the world is now open. I think starting a TH-cam channel helped me and now I have more motivation to travel. Best wishes to you and your channel.
hey man also experienced being a hikikomori from Switzerland for 5 years from 15-20 years old slowly getting back in rehab I know it's hard and I wish you all the best god bless you!
Switzerland??????? People dream of going there
@@Manifesting_Secret_Sketchbook Well not everyone has the same circumstances and now I'm back integrated into society trust me no place is perfect only superficially it seems like that
I'm in the same spot right now... How can you start getting rehab?
@@wzlkk3ghlf091 Honestly there are only 2 ways out of this. You either convince yourself to go to therapy which can be quite a long procedure or really take the red pill so to speak and take motivation and courage from controversial online personas. I've seen both methods work really but there isn't a shortcut out. 3rd way is obviously suicide but let's just not go there. I wish you the best really and I hope you can make it out if you need anything in order to do so please let me know.
As an American Asian..
I don’t know why hikikomori seems like it’s idolized lifestyle in Japan.. but I understand being depressed is real and sucks. I hope life is turning out fine for you.
Hi! I am an English teacher in Tokyo, also studying Japanese. English is incredibly difficult for Japanese learners, and the more I try to study Japanese and the more I teach in Japan, I realize that your level of English, especially having studied by yourself is absolutely amazing. Im so happy that you have found this path for yourself. 頑張ってね！
Watching this video actually made me cry. There's so many people on this planet that are living such lonely and hopeless lives, we all deserve so much better 😔 Thank you for sharing your story, you're a beautiful soul 💖
Thank you for watching! I will continue to make various videos. I think there are lonely people all over the world. I want to make connections with those people. thanks!🙂
Hi Hiroshi Yamazoe , it’s good to watching your video, I’m planing to travel alone to the Europe and wanted to know the big world too. Wish us good luck.
Hey Hiroshi! Stay strong and keep getting better and better! There's nothing you cannot do. This is a beautiful life filled with tests. If we pass those tests, things get better and better! You're doing great! God bless you.
I'm amazed how you never gave up and managed to turn your life around. I respect that! I hope you keep on doing what you enjoy, traveling around the world 😊
You are really inspiring for me. I'm also shut in most of the time and I barely have any social contact. I still would like to travel alone in the future.
I am a German, 21 years old, and only go outside for school purposes since like 16.
Could it be that you haven't found anyone you can connect to? It's difficult to make meaningful connections/friendships, most people seem superficial and not everyone has one's best interest at heart.
hello brother i'm Bulgarian i was Hikikomori from early 2009 to mid 2014 you are inspiring me to make a video about me also keep up the great work and keep on
Amazing! You were a hikikomori, but still ventured out. You are so brave!
Thank you for shedding light on this plight in our society. You are helping many people have hope in finding something better for themselves through small accumulated efforts.
hi, im jason polinga, im 29 and from the philippines. i have lived as a hikikomori for 3 years. i had suicidal thoughts and attempts. society still scares me because of the amount of competition. im blessed to have found a partner who loves me for who i am, but compatibility is only a third of the challlenge. i must find a way to make money enough to support me, my partner, and our families. it is... scary. very. i still have suicidal thoughts but i get by.
thank you for making this video... i feel a bit less lonely.
Society is society, it's just people. Don't let them define you, be your own self and find your purpose. People are not God. And always know help is available.
Your English is pretty good. I have made multiple attempts to learn Japanese but the grammar is very difficult. I'm glad you turned your life around. I was very withdrawn for many years and I still am somewhat today. Loneliness is painful and life is hard. Stay strong everyone.
Hiroshi look at all the positive comments you have, you have inspired people! Thank you for sharing ❤Good job and best of luck in the future. From a shut-in in Norway.
Your English is so good, very smooth & easy to understand. I am a foreigner living in Japan, thus I think I understand how it was to become hikikomori or foreign to your own country. All my best wishes to you 😊
I am 20 years old
From last 5 years. I am s started feeling
Depressed ,anxiety
And looked myselfe.
I want to die
Hello. Thanks for your comment. When I was a teenager and through my twenties, I was also suicidal. At that period, I wanted to die. But then an unpredictable change came into my life. I realized how vast the world is and how amazing the people are. It was such an unexpected change. Maybe when I was in despair, I could not think of anything else. But I think there has to be something worth living outside of that horizon somewhere always. I hope you find it. But I know I'm sure it won't be easy. But I hope you find it someday. And I think it's important to ask people for help when you're in trouble. Take Care & Stay Safe!
This is called transitional age.
You are growing.... now all people in the world has anxiety... I also had depression and anxiety... but you have to figure out, how to relax yourself, how to defende yourself from bad thoughts....as suicidal dreams....
This is life.... no one said it will be easy... even believers get tested by God.....
Hello. I really enjoyed this video. It's nice to see a video directly from a hikikomori's perspective instead of a documentary. Thanks for sharing your story. Your English is good. :)
I am a hikikomori from England. I have been a hikikomori for about seven or eight years (I am 31 now) and live alone in my apartment. I have been able to live on welfare due to having a disability.
Before I became a hikikomori I enjoyed travelling too. I haven't left Europe yet but I enjoyed exploring new places and it was my desire to travel the world before this started.
I almost never leave my apartment. I think that after being a hikikomori for many years it's something you accept as a part of yourself. I rarely feel a need to change myself. I am losing track of time and most other people I knew earlier in life now have good jobs, got married or had children, and sometimes I surprise myself when I contemplate how much time has passed with every day being the same.
I am happy for you, though. I'm glad you were able to find a way out of your hikikomori life and hope that you accomplish your goal of visiting more parts of the world.
I know what you feel, it's really depressing. It's been 3 years for me and I feel like wasted those 3 years doing nothing. I hope I'm able to travel the world some day, but it seems impossible with my current income. I'm a programmer and working remotely. But you know, the salary of 3rd world country is only about 1/10 of 1st world country.
Anyway, hope you're getting better.
Thanks for the comments. And thanks for commenting on some of my other my videos too!
(And sorry for my late reply.) I'm so glad you enjoyed my video.
As I said in this video I had been Hikikomori for about 10 years from my teenage years until I was about 23.
I understand the feeling that people who have been Hikikomori for a long time get used to about Hikikomori state.
If a person is in Hikikomori state for a long period of time and no one, neither parents nor society, will help him/her, That situation will continue to go on.
It's like falling into the Abyss that not being able to get out from it. It's very painful I know.
But you are five years younger than me and I think you have great potential for the future.
And by the way, you have an awesome TH-cam channel with 3600 subscribers. It's So amazing. In this age, even if you are Hikikomori, you can use the internet and make money through a variety of means.
And There are people in Japan who have achieved various successes even though they are Hikikomori. (Writers, artists, bloggers, programmers, novelists, etc.)
So I am convinced that there is great potential for a Hikikomori lifestyle.
Anyway, thanks for the comments! take care & stay healthy!
It's the guy who uploaded NHK music
So freaking proud to see this and hear him say ( I WAS AN HIKIKOMORI ) So u can see his mindset has changed so damn happy to hear that! I feel you my brother 17 years i become someone i'm not! But 2023 is bright for us! Because there are people out there like us we can re-connect with! Never give up never stop believing in yourself! Your power are your limits! U have the power to reach the limits u create! :) Smile life is amazing!
You're a great young man and you can be proud of yourself and what you have achieved.
It was heartwarming to listen to your inspiring story.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
All the best
I was a hikikomori and I managed to improve too. Success for you.
Didnt even need the subtitles, your English is amazing
7 years hikikomori now🎉
I am so proud of you! Look at how much progress you have made, just absolutely incredible! Keep going forward and never give up. One step at a time.
Your English is just fine, you’re doing great! This video is older so I’ll bet it’s flawless now ❤
I've been a hikikomori since June 2013, almost 8 years. I am 24 years old now. I hope I can leave this situation once the pandemic goes away. :/ I am happy for you!
Hey Hiroshi, hello and big hug from Australia. I have been following stories about hikikomori for many months now. I have not met one but i know how they feel about withdrawing themselves from society. I feel like that sometimes too. It takes a lot for you to take the first step stepping out of the 4 walls, not to mention posting a video in foreign language telling your story. You did it!! I am very happy for you 😁. You have the courage to start from scratch and live your life better than a lot of us out here who has not been thru what you have. So, i just wanna say, good job stepping out and improving your life. I will be looking forward to watching your videos. Love from Australia ❤️❤️
12 years running for me.
Hey Hirosi, I just want to thank you for sharing this gem to us. It is very inspirational. I hope you continue to chase after your dreams. Your courage despite your negative circumstance in the past is something I deeply admire and wish to emulate. Thank you once again!
Thank you for your nice comment.
I'm still lacking in courage. I am not a so brave person.
but your comments encouraged me. Thank you!
and yes, I will never give up and make proceed always.
good luck and stay healthy! and I hope your dreams come true.
The shame around "non-regular jobs" in East Asia is beyond ridiculous. Not only is working with your hands and machinery worthwhile, you can apparently make good money in Japan! You would never guess by how those workers are regarded. That explains why they often have nice cars here in Korea.
こんにちは Hiroshi Yamazoe , I'm from India ! I can understand your pain after listening to your story it's sad :( Right now I'm a Hikikomori aswell and it's very depressing , can't even have a peaceful night or happy morning , I'm struggling from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have a dream to move Japan since my early teens and mid childhood but I'm not being able to go for it yet. It's nice you could overcome the Hikikomori sickness and life. You got to travel foreign countries from the world aswell :)
That picture at 0:56 looks like Omihachiman. I lived in Omihachiman for a few months when I first arrived in Japan. I hope you are still doing well and continuing your English studies.
Wow, your video is so inspirational! I'm happy you made decisions to better your life. You improved your life tremendously, but I am also sure you motivated many others. Enjoy your explorations!
Greetings from Australia… Congratulations on all your milestones… Teaching yourself another language is a challenge and yet u excel very well.. you should be proud of yourself….
Thank you for sharing your story, Hiroshi. I'm 21 years old and I feel like my life is the same everyday, I've been battling with depression and anxiety for the past few years, and I have had no motivation to be social or find new hobbies. After watching this video, it's making me want to save enough money to start traveling the world, to live life to the fullest. You are a very strong man, and I wish you the best from America!
Stay strong bud, I'm 29 and I've been dealing with the same things + panic attacks, while living in an extremely complicated and stressful country. All I can say is that you can combine various things to make your life a little better. For me, therapy and accupunture has done the job so far, I've yet to try medication with psychiatrists.... maybe I will. I know that things will get better and I'll leave this country for the sake of my wellbeing. You can do it bro!
@@R2ROrancid Thank you friend, I wish you all the best during these times
Watch the Carpe Diem movie with Robin Williams. I forgot the name of it.
I have been shut in since 2018 , I wish to disappear
@@B_gL_ps5015 it gets better, friend. I have since brought myself out of that rut, if I am able to, you are too ❤
Thanks sou mch my dear friend. My son 19 yrs is in similar situations.
Great video. I was bullied during school and effected me for a long time. For the most time it has effected my life. Seeing your video has shown me that a positive attitude will get you places. Keep going!
Thanks for watching! Yes. The influence of bullying does not disappear even after becoming an adult.
But I think people can overcome that. Yes keep going. and Never Give Up!
I think your English is wonderful, keep on going.
😊
Very inspiring video. Very happy with all the things you had done. Love from Malaysia
hello hiroshi i see myself as hikikomori i been like this 30 years i am now 51. it is hard living this way i know and i only go out to pay bills and buy food and i do not talk to anyone face to face unless i have to. i know hikikomori the term has not been around as long as i have had this but now i have a word for how i am. i do not have family that can give me emotional support now and i am old so i do not see how i can improve my situation, i am not asking for anything i was just telling you that i am glad you was able to move on with your life.
Always remember that no matter what society does to you, you don’t have to let it change you. I’m glad you’ve gotten an interest in learning languages and your English is really good. I’m sorry you had to go through all of those things including suicidal thoughts. I suffered with suicidal thoughts and tendencies for about two years but now I’ve gotten out of it and mindset has completely changed thank god. Thank you for sharing your story with us that alone is the biggest step.
I lost my mom last year and now I really don't feel like doing anything else 😢. She was my best friend
I have a canadian friend who lost his mom around 10 years ago, he doing good now and works in computer science or something like that, if he could do it then you can too. Be strong, be thinking, be aware. Seek for help and right knowledge.
we don't have hikikomori here in the US but agoraphobia is a real illness that lots of people suffer from...what you accomplished is nothing short of amazing. keep it up :)
10yo hiki here, dad was a criminal and mum was a narcisist. had really bad asthma which affected my mobility and physical activity......got beaten every day in school......got a job everything good for an year then things go south another year, fired and now relapsed as a hiki. what do i do? parents are aging and i am becoming poor 😞
Your story is really inspirational, also your english is good and understandable, I was surprised how in Japan you can find work and get paid enough money so you can even travel and without an academic background, in my country even after studying for years at university people end up unemployed or working in jobs that can't allow them even to rent a house :(
hats off to this gentleman. So inspiring! 💪💪💪
Hello Hiroshi! I feel for you. Congratulations for your progress and being able to move forward!
I completely shut down for years after my dear sister died and I withdrew from everything, being dead in all but physical body. I had nightmares that still haunt me to this day of our last conversation. Then 6 years later I started climbing back : I started working and completing my studies and now I have a job in the field. But it did not kill this feeling of 'living automatically' until this year when, somehow,this amazing woman confessed she had feelings for me and i also had them. Unfortunately, she ended up choosing someone else because I was weak, did not inspire confidence and deep inside I knew I was not worthy of love.
So I'm trying to fix that. I started lifting weights and going swimming. I know she will never come back since she is now seeing someone else but I am grateful for the experience. I am trying to understand why do I not feel like I deserve love and, perhaps, building some strength, inside and outside, is the answer. I even made some casual swimming buddies and sometimes people congratulate me for my progress, which keeps me going! I will travel next month to a different city to a see a concert, which is something I've never done before! Maybe, some day, some other amazing woman will walk into my life. I am 33 and probably a loser by any outsider looking at me, but I am still trying my best to move forward.
Your English is very strong! WE support you and wish you all the best!
I am so happy watching ur video and channels... it gives me hope and the meaning of not giving up on oneself ❤❤❤❤❤
I'm glad you were able to come out of your shell and experience the world. You're story is very touching. You're very brave for trying such adventurous things despite your troubled past and mental health issues. I'll be rooting for you!
Thank u for sharing your story brother. It gives me hope. God bless you.
Hi Hiroshi. I live in Japan now. It's great to hear your life story and that you're trying your best at English. It's incredible that you went to Germany by yourself! You've been to way more countries than me! A lot of people can't travel alone. It's incredible how you've changed your life. You should be very proud of yourself, you are the one who changed your life.
This video made me cry, you're so strong. I am a hikikomori for 5 years now with depression, suicide thoughts and severe anxiety. Also I am maladaptive daydreaming (it's a mental issue that cause me to not stopping daydreaming and living in a alternative world in my head) that make me being not productive in all these years, but now I'm learning new languages like japanese and spanish. I hope I can get any job soon and try to recover it. Before this I loved traveling, I traveled to some countries in Europe and USA. I didn't imagine that my future was to be like now, but I think I'm still young (25yrs) and I still have time to restart a better new life. I want to travel to Japan one day. Hi from Brazil!
Your presentation was very neat Ma sha Allah.
Loved it !
Hi Hiroshi! I live in Florida with my 2 young adult children. We were all 3 diagnosed autistic 4 years ago. My daughter and I do go out, to shop etc., but my son does not. He watches TH-cam and plays video games. He says he is happy but too afraid to talk to people. I’m interested in whether he is hikikomori even though he’s not Japanese. I’m trying to learn more about this. Thank you for sharing. Watashi-no nihongo-wa ii ja nai!
Hi Hiroshi san, I accidentally come across your channel today...Thanks for sharing your story. You're an amazing person! 👍
I am hikkikomori too but not because I want to be like that, it's just life circumstances. Thanks man, your common sense faith in wisdom and effort encouraged me and have freed me from toxic influence from other people, god bless you. I hope i'll find right help during my journey in this world.
I am sure you can, help is available. Well done freeing yourself from toxicity. Good people exist, finding them is challenging but not impossible. I heard being in one's purpose will attract the right crowd, still figuring it out myself.
I’m so glad to have come across your channel! I feel like I’ve just made a new friend! Hello from Texas!!!
Hello! Welcome to my channel. I have been posting many different videos in here. I hope you will enjoy this channel! :D
@@HirosiYamazoe thank you 😊 your channel is very welcoming 🥰
You are a great role model for young people who face social rejection. You turned your life around, and became someone who has overcome all his challenges. You show young people there is a better way of life than being a "hikikomori" and give them hope. I am from Australia but I used to live in Saga, Kyushu. I understand how difficult it is to be in a foreign country and learn a new language. Please keep making more videos :)
Hiroshi San, your English is good! Please be inspired to travel again. You seems so happy during your travel.
Your english is very good! I was able to listen to the video while working on stuff and understand what you were saying perfectly!
I hope to be able to speak spanish with an amount of fluency one day, so you are an inspiration
Thank you for sharing Sir.
Welcome back to our amazing real world!❤ This world always has a lot of amazing ever-changing things, especially our human being, to be experienced. Life is too short to waste our life confined, jailed in isolated rooms such a long time !
Wishing you all the best!❤
Amazing story. I'm from Los Angeles USA, I've gone to Japan many times and everyone was so welcoming and amazing. In turn, I've made the promise to return the favor to my Japanese brothers. Should you ever make your way to this part of the world, Id be happy to give you a tour of the area.
You are speaking very well !
Thank you for sharing this story! It is admirable and inspiring how strong persevering you are despite the obstacles in life. I hope that you were able to visit the countries you wanted to. Best regards from Poland!
this is a beautiful video thank you
Thank you for sharing and being so open about your experience. I am 37 and in America and would consider myself a hermit. Lonely awkward and suicidal. I work from home since covid. Tried my own business but failed. I dream of travel too. I love to watch other countries and cultures on TH-cam. You are inspiring that you travel alone.
I can barely leave home bc it hurts to see people with friends and family and lovers. If I could learn to look past that maybe I could travel too.
God bless you
You can, life is a journey with up and downs. Know help is available and you can change and improve.
I like you! You are a good person 😊👍💜
Such inspirational life story and channel 😊.
Keep moving and keep fighting you all!!!
As a straight male, this man is the cutest man I've ever seen. He deserves all the happiness.
I'm very happy for you. Overcoming depression, finding a job, traveling the world, learning a new language, that is all very impressive. I admire you a lot! Thanks for sharing your story.
Good luck, great video
36 and looking great man. Great English too. I can not speak two languages.
Hey Hiroshi. From south east Asia here. I'm in danger of becoming hikikomori. I'm withdrawing in day by day. I used to be withdrawn but always went out when I had friends. I lost all of them. Now I have no reasons to go out and see people I don't like. I know that's probably bad. I should go out. But I don't.
I still have a job. Don't really have anyone else. Feel like I'm in solitary confinement every day. I don't know what to do.
Wow, your story is so amazing! Your English speaking ability is really good so far! Very proud of you for being able to get so far despite life's hardships!! I can tell by your pictures how happy you are with traveling :^) I hope you grow and learn even more! Hello from the US in Maryland!!
I'm so happy to hear your life is better now.
I just subscribed. I think that hikikomoris = 👏🙏. Why? Because they point out a big problem: more money but less kindness, love and true values. They show how meaningless modern life is and say: go the other way, cause his way sucks! Thank you!
Hi there!
I just subscribed, and I am looking forward to more contents you'll post. I might not be a hikikomori, but I was depressed and suicidal. I'm 26. I would want to start my life over. Thank you for reminding me that it can be done.
Other hikikomori's out there might use your example to get out of their situation.
Let's fill our lives with color till we're living!
I hope you're doing well today! Have a nice day, my friend!
Hello! thanks for subscribed me. I think getting out of severe depression is very hard thing. But I think there is always hope. In my case, traveling abroad and foreign friends saved me from depression. I will continue to post videos. I would be very happy if my video help to others.
and yes I doing well. I hope you too. have a nice day!
Have a nice day and keep safe through this pandemic! I hope you're eating and resting well!
At least, u are getting better. Proud of u sir
You are an inspiration
Thank you for sharing your story! I enjoyed this video a lot
Actually, "hikihomori" brought me here. It was just during my class last January this year, my sensei told me to watch one of the growing problem of Japan like "Aging Society, negative birthrate and Hikikomori" I was really interested because I dream to go and work to Japan since I was in elementary. Knowing issues like these, it actually makes me eager to go there. There's a feeling of mine that I wanted to talk to a hikikomori and dwell with them, I know how hard to become depressed and being alone.
YOUR VIDEO IS WORTH WATCHING FOR, this will really inspire other hikikomori to recover and return to the society. I actually have a classmate who talkless and always alone, he is from Japan (screen name: jay). my teacher told me to talk more with jay, eat together with jay and so on. I'm actually ambivert but more extrovert when I'm in school, so when im with jay, I bring my other friends to have some conversation. And it was great, he is not afraid now to approach someone unlike before. He talks now but not really more but not less than before, may be because of langauage barrier.
I'm taking International Studies majoring Japanese Language and I'm 2nd year college this Year.
Keep It up!!!! 💕
Keep doing your dreams
Keep doing things what really makes you happy 👍😁😊
PS: I hope i can meet you after my study here
From: Philippines
Hello. Thanks for the comment!
Yes, that's right. In Japan, the decline in the birth rate and the "Hikikomori" has become a big social problem...Now the Japanese government is very concerned about it.
And yes. I would be very happy if my videos can help some way the Hikikomori around the world.
And that is great that Jay, as you mentioned, has good friends!
By the way, I traveled to the Philippines last year. The Filipinos were very friendly.
It was a very great trip. And Filipinos are speaking very good English.
I will travel to the Philippines again someday because it's a great way to learn English.
And It's very easy to go there because it's close to Japan.
I wrote here about my trip to the Philippines last year. This is my blog. hiroshiyamazoe.com/2019/12/12/manila/
And, I wish you good luck with your studies.
And I hope you will be able to work in Japan one day.👍😊
Amazing story and amazing English
your english is great! keep studying :). thank you for sharing your story
I saw your video after watching some videos about Hikikomori. I am happy that you are good now, keep up my friend. You are right, the world for you is not only Japan. I pray that those other people who withdrew from society will also find the courage to come out and live life just like you. God is good! Everyone is equal in His eyes.
Hey, Hiroshi, congratulations. You have taken a great step ahead. Traveling gives you a total vision on life and its purposes, and everything that you have said about the benefits are correct. It takes courage to do so and you have built it up on every experience. Be proud of yourself. Such experiences will add value to your thoughts and encourage new adventures. I believe that Japan has a system helping at achieving better academic background even when you are behind with it. Check out the educational system applied to adults who want to recover their educational background. As in Europe so in Japan it must be something that could help you with studying. Imagine that you go through it and recover all of academic levels you have lost. It is not late at all. Do it! Go for it!