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From: Pete <ppb23@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Hikikomori
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> 'Hermit', 'Recluse' and 'Shutin' are good. 'Agoraphobic' means, literally,
> 'someone who is scared of being outside', rather than someone who doesn't
> like being sociable. 'Loner' is perhaps the most used word for that type of
> person.

Introvert is the word you're looking for