RE: Hikikomori: Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms?

[Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>]

On Tue, 9 Jul 2013, , Flora wrote:
 > I did say that I would like to see him get involved with AmeriCorps, Peace
 > Corps or something like that. He is not interested. He has such social
 > anxiety, I'm not sure what will happen. He does need to get out of the house,
 > but he doesn't have any interest in that.

Well, if you don't want him to live with you for the next 20+ years like 
those Japanese guys something has to change.
Maybe he can study the VT drivers handbook and learn to drive. I know he 
doesn't want to drive but obviously he would be less dependent on you, 
there has to be a part of himself that wants to be venturing out in the 
world,meeting new people,learning new things etc. It took me 2 times 
to pass driver training(back then it was part of public school 
offerings)because I was anxious. Also the 1st time it was in the summer my 
grandma was dying so it was hard to concentrate...anyway I was resilient 
and passed later and got my license when I was 18. I'm sure it's expensive 
to get driver training there, plus car insurance. 
You can get lulled by computers 
to avoid doing anything(maybe this is why it's hard to get people to 
organize community events?)
here's the website for the beer co-op,homebrew people,people 
with restaurant backgrounds,union organizers etc are involved

http://sjcoopbrewpub.com/membership/

Maybe he could stay in your parents house if they go to FLA??
Me and Robert are concerned about him, we will back you up on that.(but 
it's really up to Tim,it seems) 
Months ago Marnie told me(well, in Skype IM)maybe Chris could help him
somehow.
What is alexander doing this summer?
Noelle

 >  > Anyway, has he considered http://www.peacecorps.gov ?