Luca lives with his parents outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. However, Luca only leaves his room to smoke in his garage. Other than that, he does not leave the house. Luca would get anxious in school so his mother let him take online courses but he eventually dropped out of online high school as well. He found the identity of Hikikomori online and used it as a way to justify the way he acts. He says, "Instead of the world telling me to go to school and get a job, I quit school and decided to go on a personal rebellion. I learned of the term hikikomori and realized that was me and that was what I am.” I chose this topic because it relates to the theme of isolation. The identity of Hikikomori was one that originated in Japan and is now taking root in America. Isolation, loneliness and dissociation relate to the opioid crisis and mental health problems. #GEOG203 #pyscho

Source: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/the-world-of-american-hikikomori.html

An example of the Hikikomori identity