Isolation and Sadness – Western Hikikomori

Date: July 24, 2022

I recently watched an NHK documentary about the Hikikomori, who are basically people who voluntarily isolate themselves for more than six months, without going to school, college or work, and avoid communication with others unless if they live with family members. We can consider Hikikomori as a way of giving up on life, triggered by […]

Is working too much a sign of depression?

Date: March 24, 2019

We don’t expect that depressed people are successful at work, surrounded by wealth, power and most of time with trophies and prizes. But this is becoming a common issue in our society, and most of its signs are being shown from another type of behaviors. As usual we expect that people who have depression stays […]