Mental Health Head Canons/ Observations of the BSD boys
So, I need a new hobby… I used to write fan fiction when I was younger, but I can’t concentrate long enough to write all that now lol So, I thought I’d try my hand at head canons instead. Some of these aren’t really head canons and more just observations, but this is the first time I’ve ever tried this, so I think it turned out okay.
Attention! I’ve only watched the anime and I’m only on season 3 so far. So if any of this is disproven somehow later on, I’m sorry.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about this since starting the series; the characters’ mental illnesses/disorders. And since I myself deal with mental illness, thought it would be a fun place to start.
Mental Health Head Canons/ Observations of the BSD boys
Ft. Dazai, Akutagawa, Chuuya, Kunikida and Atsushi
Dazai
(Some of this is pretty obvious I think.
Dazai is pretty easy to read to me,
especially when it comes to his mental
health)
• Dazai isn’t lazy; he has executive dysfunction due to depression
• Dazai uses humor to cover up and deal with his crippling depression
• Dazai self harms to try to feel something
• Dazai covers up his scars with his bandages to make others more comfortable
• Dazai always did really care about being a good or bad person, but his depression made him think he had no choice
Akutagawa
• Akutagawa hates baths because of mental health issues; depression and anxiety
• Akutagawa acts like he needs no one from abandonment and trust issues; partially due to Dazai
• Akutagawa is angry all the time because of his depression and anxiety
• Akutagawa has anxiety due to the way Dazai treated him when he was younger
• Akutagawa has C-PTSD from his childhood
Chuuya
• Chuuya’s anger is to cover up his feelings of disappointment, grief and loneliness
• Chuuya drinks to keep the intrusive thoughts at bay
• Chuuya has high functioning depression; he seems fine, but is dealing with feelings of emptiness internally
• Chuuya works so hard because he doesn’t feel worthy of love or respect if he doesn’t
• Chuuya has an inferiority complex that he covers up from not feeling fully human; this is why he’s so defensive when it comes to his height
Kunikida
• Kunikida’s perfectionism is because of all the flaws and imperfections he thinks he has and is trying to make up for
• Kunikida tries to be the leader all the time to prove to himself he’s worthy of Fukuzawa’s respect
• Kunikida has OCD; he can’t deviate from his schedule or it’s “bad,” everything must be perfect, has to do things in a certain order, etc.
• Kunikida has high functioning anxiety; perfectionism is a sign of this as well. Triggered the OCD
• Kunikida has a hero complex; he always has to be the morally right one in the situation
Atshushi
• Atshushi tries to please everyone due to abandonment issues and thinking he’s not enough
• Atsushi is overly nice to people because everyone was so unkind to him when he was younger
• Atsushi fights with Akutagawa to get out the pent up anger he won’t let himself feel any other time
• Atsushi has an inferiority complex that he struggles to cover up
• Atsushi looks to praise from Dazai because Dazai is the first one to tell him he’s worthy
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Kinda short for this one, but if you made it all the way through, thank you! Let me know what you think. I haven’t written anything in ages so I need opinions.
Also, any requests/suggestions for other ideas are welcomed. Only for BSD at the moment, if you don’t mind. Thank you! ❤️
