I think it would be dangerous to put oneself too easily into a stereotypical role, such as otaku or hikikomori. The risk lies with the excuse it can form to avoid certain parts of life that you feel uncomfortable with. It seems to me that most of the people here are in their late teens, going into tweens. Especially for those people, as >>150 not incorrectly points out, there are a lot of hormonal changes, plus that expectations by others usually change without being voiced. These changes may very well cause confusion about the world.

I have experienced this myself as well, and I mean that your view of the world is easier shaken (perhaps for the better!) However, as mentioned earlier, this relativating society makes it very difficult to adjust your views to more logical ones. In my case, I found it very difficult to postulate any goals or aims to guide my life to, because consciously or subconsciously I had refused them for being pointless. I would like to have a point in my life. I think all people do.

The result of having no acceptable goals (I tried to force some upon myself, but to no avail) was pure lethargy, and severe difficulties with conducting my studies as it was very easy to be distracted - after all I would be virtually indifferent between reading a comic book and passing an exam.

From this point on I am only a voice, as I have only very recently started this: I have finally found aims that are noble enough to attempt and challenging enough to last a lifetime. I think it will be easier to live when having strong acceptable goals as people with actual goals are willing and able to change themselves and their environment