Some people might think the term coined by Faith Popcorn Cocooning was an old song, a phenomenon the last decade, the aftermath is being felt today. This trend is like a clever virus mutates to secure its existence. Previously it was out of mood, from the love of home sweet home, that people holed up at home permanently, as in a cocoon. There, you feel comfortable, safe and secure. The latter aspect has in modern times as a reason for cocooning gained immense importance: the fear. But the kind of fear has changed. Away from a fear of predictable things that you know where it is happening and where to see their release is such as crowds, elevators, heights ... - Leading to fears of unpredictable things: but the such nice neighbor who has a few skeletons in the closet, and the suicide bomber, who is next to a in the underground train and all summarily put an end ... As it continues to be love at home. If it is not a multi-storey tower block.
drives in Japan, the fear of failure as part of the highly performance-oriented society, to encase the people to themselves for years by the outside world. This phenomenon is called Hikikomori . According to the April issue of the journal Neon is a million Japanese in this situation and, increasingly, young people are affected, then the break even contact with their parents.
It need not be equal to the fear of terrorism and failure. What moves you to close the door behind you on the phone to ask you to be silent and buried in the couch cushions?
Greetings from Ludwigsburg!
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