I think we all do it to some extent. I know I did when I was at secondary school. I couldn't marry up the "me" I was expected to be at home, the "me" I had to become to survive through school, the "me" I had to be when I was working in each of the pubs I did and the "me" I was when I was with my "home friends".... I just couldn't cope and shut myself away with Puccini, Miss Saigon, Mozart and school books....
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Fascinating documentary, I have been shutting myself away for the past several years only going out to work then not leaving the house or talking to anyone. I don't think it would be possible for anyone to shut themselves away entirely and for such long periods in our culture (at least i hope not) possibly because we don't have that family nucleus. I certainly don't think it is an exclusively Japanese phenomenon.
I've always shut myself away, I don't really know any other way. I just don't feel completely comfortable around people unless I've known them a long time.
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I wonder if it is a part of modern life? In the 1980s when we had the rise of the yuppy, there was a lot of illnesses connected with that way of working and it was just a burn out from working too hard.
I wonder if we expect too much from ourselves and feel bad when we dont achieve things we planned so just withdraw. Life is too stressful and i know i find it hard coping with day to day things and the hobbies i have and enjoy are ones that involve spending time on your own. Modeling and writing. The film really has left an impact on me and i feel so sad for the way this condition effects people.
They look at me and think I'm cool, I'm purplefan at night I rule.
In my case, not. My Drs are confident my MH is genetic. And I'm not sure yuppies were responsible for triggering everything for me at aged 16.
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
WHat i meant paula was that a lot of illness became related to Yuppies. Especially cronic fatigue and theOriginally Posted by Paula
In my case, not. My Drs are confident my MH is genetic. And I'm not sure yuppies were responsible for triggering everything for me at aged 16
high stress levels.
They look at me and think I'm cool, I'm purplefan at night I rule.
I think it's more to do with people admitting to struggling and Drs actually listening. Think of laudanum being given to high society women who suffered with their 'nerves' or all those people in he 50s addicted to the 'little yellow pill'. It's always been there, just hidden
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
I've shut myself away from people most of my life it is only the last couple of years I've started going out.
77 and counting, less of the "Old" call me "Mike"
It is becoming more and more a modern phenomenon.
They look at me and think I'm cool, I'm purplefan at night I rule.
And actually a breakdown of society which has left people trying to cope on their own for too long...
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