'I fantasise about being free, but I'll probably die this way.' The worrying trend of British teenagers withdrawing from the world, isolating in their bedrooms and only leaving the house once a MONTH
- Posted on August 1, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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'I fantasise about being free, but I'll probably die this way.' The worrying trend of British teenagers withdrawing from the world, isolating in their bedrooms and only leaving the house once a MONTH
A rising number young people have embraced a phenomenon first identified in Japan in the 1990s called hikikomori - a form of extreme social isolation, most common among young adults.
