Hikikomori recovery - /adv/ (#33298750) [Archived: 670 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/1/2025, 6:18:21 AM No.33298750
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How do I go outside again? I haven't worked a job in over three years. I don't have any friends or a social scene or outlet. I'm supported by my family but they are aliens to me and I'm the black sheep. I have no one. Hobbies like art and music aren't enough, they are isolating
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Anonymous
7/1/2025, 6:21:43 AM No.33298767
Make a youtube channel.
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Anonymous
7/1/2025, 6:24:11 AM No.33298774
>>33298767
No please nothing screen related
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 7:01:37 AM No.33298903
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>>33298750 (OP)
>How do I go outside again?
I won't read threads that show that OP quite literally does not know what a front door is for.
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Anonymous
7/1/2025, 7:08:48 AM No.33298939
>>33298903
Don't judge. You don't know what's it like. Its a prison. I have so many mental barriers as to why I don't do things
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 8:35:02 PM No.33301623
>>33298750 (OP)
Just go for a 30 minute walk every day without headphones or music, just your thoughts.
Acknowledge people when they walk by you with a head nod or a hello.
You won't find better, easier, more practical, advice than this.
Anonymous
7/1/2025, 8:43:09 PM No.33301642
>>33298750 (OP)
I was also full shut-in years ago.

For me, it started off with night walks in the summer. Hearing all sorts of different sounds like owls and crickets, seeing all sorts of different things like how streets and buildings looked cooler at night and just random passer-bys, smelling all sorts of smells like whoever smoking weed in the distance and flowers blooming or even rotting garbage the night before garbage day.

It made me realize how much sensory deprivation and isolation I was going through just sitting in my room.

More importantly, I discovered how suddenly I wasn't constantly anxious and angry from interacting with anons or youtube comments online. Going for walks would just clear my head, eventually I started jogging as well, joined a gym, got a job, etc.

Mental health and physical health go hand in hand.