#kakashi depressed

[animeshrink]

Diagnosing fictional characters is quite the challenge, but in working with kids who love anime, it can be par for the course and can open discussion about their own challenges. So, where to start with Kakashi:

*Note - kudos to Masashi Kishimoto, mangaka (manga creator) of Naruto. It looks like he did research and really did a pretty accurate representation of mental illness in his works and was respectful and humanizing in depiction.

*TW:suicidal ideation, panic attacks

Okay, as evidenced in several episodes, one would quite obviously conclude Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD. So, let's start with the elephant in the room that stares us in the face the whole series:

Criteria:

Exposure to trauma (death, injury, violence), learning about someone close experiencing trauma, and/or repeated exposure.

The wonderful skykashi has a beautifully written post delineating Kakashi's traumatic past. It's a must-read for those who want to know more about why Kakashi is the way he is.

2. At least one of these: intrusive thoughts, nightmares, flashbacks, emotional distress, physical reaction to triggers

3. Avoidance of triggers (people, places, or things that remind you of the event).

Okay, he did the opposite of avoiding. Instead of avoiding, he would spend literally HOURS at his friends' graves daily. However, this goes with the next criterion of self-blame, as yes, he would visit their graves and memorials daily, but would disparage himself every. single. day. For HOURS. Talk about how much of an "idiot" he was and become "stuck."

4. Negative cognitive or mood changes: not remembering what happened, negative beliefs about self, self-blame, negative emotional state (fear, shame, guilt), loss of interest in things that used to bring joy, detachment, inability to experience happiness or love

Even as an adult, in his late 20s/early 30s, he was still triggered/activated at times - unprocessed trauma does not go away, but can be treated and coping skills can help.

5. Altered reactions: irritability and anger, recklessness, hypervigilance (always on the lookout), easy to startle, can't concentrate, can't sleep

Hypervigilance. Context: Might Guy (friend in green suit) wanted to surprise Kakashi and hug him from behind. Kakashi tried to kill him, but then realized it was a friend, not foe.

In Anbu, he was known as "Cold-blooded Kakashi" due to his recklessness and general apathy. His friends sought to have him removed due to what they perceived as his being reckless and wanting to die.

6. Symptoms must last at least one month post exposure to traumatic event

So, when all is said and done, Kakashi would be deemed "clinically significant in meeting the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis"

Other diagnoses?

This is where it gets tricky.

Was Kakashi depressed?

Let's look at what depression is:

At least five: Depressed mood for at least two weeks, loss of interests in things once enjoyed, weight loss/gain, physical slow down, fatigue, feeling worthless, diminished concentration, thoughts of death/suicidal ideation.

Wait, but didn't he have a depressed mood for at least 2 weeks, didn't he lose interest in hanging with his friends? Didn't he feel worthless? Didn't he want to die? That's 4, right?

So, believe it or not, he was not clinically depressed. Doesn't meet the criteria. So what about those 4 symptoms? Look above. See symptoms 3, 4, and 5 of PTSD - Avoidance, change in mood, altered reactions? Ding, ding, ding.

This! This is why it's important to be your own advocate. If someone like Kakashi were to go to therapy, and did he ever need it, it would be so easy to be (mis)diagnosed with depression. However, once the trauma is brought into the forefront, the treatment and approach differs. So, in other words, SPEAK UP! Your therapist needs to know these things, so they can help you.

Anxiety?

Yes, Kakashi was notorious for had panic attacks at the worst moments, but c'mon. They're not predictable. So, did he have anxiety? Panic disorder? Were they panic attacks or anxiety attacks?

Being that they weren't 100% random and typically occurred in context, e.g., following the killing of a friend, thinking best friend had sacrificed himself, finding out dead friend is alive... his were in all likelihood PTSD/trauma-induced panic attacks, as panic attacks related to triggers are not uncommon with PTSD - unresolved trauma rears it's head again! See? Self-advocate!!

So, all that to say, and I know this is a hot take, but the "only," and I use the word "only" very lightly here as I would never downplay mental illness, diagnosis Kakashi Hatake would actually have is (untreated) PTSD and it wreaked havoc on his life. Someone needed therapy!

Next I'll do Naruto, since it's his show. But if there are any characters in any universe that you would like "analyzed," feel free to ask. In doing this, I've found that some people do find it makes their favorite characters more relatable and helps them feel they're not alone.

*Anyway, as usual, this post is for entertainment-educational purposes only. Please do not use this for mental health information. If you need mental health assistance, please speak to a local(!) qualified mental health professional. If you feel suicidal or need immediate help, please, in the US, call 988.

#hatake kakashi #kakashi hatake #anime therapy #naruto therapy #naruto #might guy #anbu kakashi #kakashi panic attack #kakashi needs therapy #kakashi depressed #kakashi ptsd #destigmatize mental illness #mental health awareness #normalize getting help

[obihoe]

kakashi eats dog kibble for breakfast and madara devours the bleeding heart of his lover that he just ripped out and obito eats a handful of pills that he just found on the ground outside of a nightclub

#just so u know ... #important info for everyone #madara #posts #obito #kakashi #mdr wants nothing but merge w his lover in any way possible obt wants to get high as fuck no matter how and kks #well he likes dogs. so he wants to be just like them ... also he doesnt care abt his own health #bc he's got depression #maybe if he eats the same food as his dogs he will some day become just as happy and carefree as them ^_^

[everynart]

#everynaruto #naruto uzumaki #sasuke uchiha #sakura haruno #kakashi hatake #chūnin exams #volume 4 #chapter 36: sakura's depression!! #fave

[taiyou-hibiscus]

Yamato : Imagine if someone handed you a box full of all the things you lost throughout your life.

Kakashi : It would be nice to have my sense of purpose back...

Naruto : Oh wow, my childhood innocence! Thank you for finding this!

Sai : My will to live, I haven't seen this in years.

Sakura : I knew I lost that potential somewhere.

Sasuke : Mental stability, my old friend!

Yamato : Jesus, could you guys lighten up a little?

#team 7 #team 7 naruto #They're crazy #naruto uzumaki #sasuke uchiha #sakura haruno #kakashi hatake #sai naruto #yamato tenzo #depressing shit #naruto incorrect quotes #naruto #Team 7 incorrect quotes #Full team 7

[supine-ly]

i tried to do backgrounds and stuff but ultimately gave up. Eternal wip :/

#fanart #doodles #kakashi hatake #gojo satoru #jjk #jjk fanart #naruto fanart #kakashi fanart #gojo satoru fanart #crossover #crossover fanart #art wip #brother from another mother #kakashi’s always depressed #jjk gojo #kakashi #jujutsu kaisen

[mokutone]

thank you @depressedhatakekakashi for the ko-fi!!! i drew you a kakashi! :^D

#my art #naruto #kakashi #thank you doodles #HEESSSSS experiencing a moment of unguarded peace and cautious optimism. looking up at the sky #even the most depressed guys in the world will have a good morning on occasion and should savor it #image desc in alt text

[cool-thymus]

~Oh.. I see

(the eng dub receives a "good job" certificate from me for Kakashi's voiceover in this scene)

#this moment stole my heart and ripped it to pieces #thank you whoever directed and executed the eng dub cause it was perfect #i just watched obito's death part and am emotionally depressed #my poor kakashi #he left him again #i know this time it was different but in the end he still left :'( #kakashi #kid kakashi #naruto gif #hatake kakashi #mygifs

[purple-ravaged]

this song + team minato animatic??? i can totally finish this 2 min project 🙂

#the finish the animatic challenge is so difficult man #fanart #my art #kakashi hatake #obito uchiha #rin nohara #minato namizake #team minato #manifest motivation to finish this it’d be so cute #the song is pretty happy but i can still make this depressing af trust me

[shu-of-the-wind]

everything about kakashi makes ten times more sense as a fellow adult who also is alive mostly against their own will actually

#kakashi hatake #hatake kakashi #like that motherfucker is DEPRESSED depressed #and as a child i didnt get it #and now i'm thirty and i'm like. oh #oh yeah. he just doesn't want to be alive. okay. that tracks now #alix rewatches naruto

[aldynafox]

oohh may i ask for adult team minato with 10D obito, 10E rin and 7B kakashi + volcano? if three is too much, then only rin is more than fine! ty ♥️

ooooooh of course you can !

I hope you like it it's a bit dark but I couldn't find another way to draw them like that (and I really enjoyed it hehe)

#kakashi #my poor baby #rin nohara #obito uchiwa #kakashi hatake #ghost!rin #ghost!obito #kakagai #gai maito #he's here to cure his boyfriend's depression #<3 #fan art #my art #naruto #thank you for your ask #ask meme #expression meme #team minato

[ap-kinda-lit]

Kakashi 🥲

#he makes depression look good #kakashi hatake #naruto #meme #text post

[blindsighted]

Sakumo disobeyed orders and forfeit his mission in order to save his comrades, but in doing so, he has committed a crime against the village as a whole. His loyalty is called into question. His honor is destroyed. This stigma will carry over to Kakashi, unless he can atone. The only choice is to take his own life, thus proving his loyalty to Konoha and removing the stigma from Kakashi... The only way for Kakashi to survive, is for him to die.

"I'm sorry, pup... I let you down."

#Kakashi meta #sakumo hatake #not me gutted and dying over this #yep #not just depression #but I'm sure he was also hella depressed #it runs in the family

[obihoe]

i really love the way kishimoto designs hair btw i have such an appreciation for it. i love how u have so many guys there in this manga whose hair is just MESSY lol like kakashi ... or madara, kakashi is serving homeless guy rizz whereas madara. he's giving caveman who has never used a comb before in his LIFE and its both sexy to me

#posts #madara #kakashi #for kks its the relatable depression vibes ... he is just like me .. etc #for mdr its the. hm. the fierceness of it all i guess. the caveman-ness #the unhingedness #the ninja-ness also? like i think mdr's hair has a very ninja-esque vibe to it #and it looks wild :) #but smtimes it also looks soft #smtimes it looks crazy unhinged and smtimes a bit feminine .. i like that its my fave part abt his design actually sgsgsg #... ive said that before. whatever. this is the repeating everything a thousand times blog i guess #i also like how the designs of the hairstyles gives the characters this cool mix of realism + manga #like not just kks and mdr but everyone. the hairstyles look not Super crazy but crazy enough #funky and cool that u get a manga-vibe from them. but they still also look real :) #its neat i think

[everynart]

#everynaruto #naruto uzumaki #sasuke uchiha #sakura haruno #kakashi hatake #chūnin exams #volume 4 #chapter 36: sakura's depression!!

[trans-duckling]

NEW CHAPTER ALERT!~

This is a VERY hard one, so PLEASE mind the warnings and do not read if you can be triggered by it. You have a summary at the end notes, so you really don’t need to suffer just to know what happened.

If you need it, you have hot-lines to help with self-harm and suicide attempts. If you're not ready to confront the situation with other people, you can read about ways to help yourself (or others) here: https://www.autolesion.com/ It is an spanish webpage, but you can translate it, and I PROMISE there are really useful advices in here, some of which I have used myself, as well as described in this story. In case you have problem to find something, the most useful part is by clicking: Te Ayudamos -- Guía de Autolesión, there you can find a list of pages in case you need help, or you know someone that may need it.

I promise you the next chapter is way more happy and full of fluff. And the one I’m currently writing you cannot imagine (I’m basically vomiting rainbows with it(?)

I hope you enjoy the reading, and let me know what you think about it!

#kakagai #gaikaka #kakaguy #guykaka #maito gai #hatake kakashi #kakashi #gai #might guy #naruto #fanfic #ao3 #gay #disabled #mind the warnings #depression #mental illness #mental health #you're not alone

[im-still-watching-anime]

enemy: *begins long winded bad guy speech*

kakashi: hey sorry just could i sit down for this? would you be mad? my knees are aching from just standing around

#naruto #naruto shippuden #naruto incorrect quotes #hatake kakashi #old man vibes off the chart #old man vibes combo with no energy depression #he’s doing great #also if someone started monologueing their tragic backstory to me i’d wanna sit down too tbh