Case Study: Conrad Jarret

I feel that once Cash breaks his leg this is the turning point of the story and triggers the mid-life crisis because of the way he becomes so depressed and consumed in his own self pity. When Cash breaks his leg everything takes a turn for the worse. He becomes so depressed that his friends stop inviting him over to their parties. While forced to stay home Cash begins to grasp the reality of how quickly his youth is fading away. One night Cash looks tenderly toward Louise and realizes how discouraging her figure has become.

Conrad thinks by not expressing his emotions he is less vulnerable but instead he drifts farther apart from his family. The ordeal of attempted suicide and treatment has left him feeling insecure and vulnerable and he instinctively puts up shields. Trying to appear calm and determined on the outside, he is still very confused, angry and is afraid he slip away again only to kill himself. He still feels responsible for his brother's death due to the fact his mom doesn't want to forgive him and the only way to punish himself is to deny, suppress, and control his feelings lest they give him away. It is not until the very end when Conrad?s father, Calvin finally stops skirting around the subject but tells him that he loves him and that they finally develop a sense of trust and security in one another: -

. The character Tyler is an angry and confused 21-year-old that smokes too much, drinks too much and has no real plan for his future. The suicide of his older brother Michael has turned his world upside down; he blames the death on his father projecting all of his anger and guilt on to him. According to the Mental Health America, loss by suicide can be the most difficult kind of loss. The family survivors are left with feelings of guilt and anger about their loss.

The suffering that Holden feels, the drunk, sick, child in danger of catching pneumonia easily relates to the dying, beaten young man that Reznor feels he has become. For both Holden and Reznor, adjustment to the changes in the world is a difficult task not only physically but emotionally. Holden hates himself because he fears that he is changing: he has grayed out hair, he

Additionally, despite Linton’s conquest for love, Linton’s father despises him to a point that leads Linton to be rude and to display the characteristics of hate toward the one person he truly loves. He begins to torture his former love, Cathy. Obviously, he likes to speak to her with no respect like his father trains him to do. Kelly K. Howes says that Linton has no choice when it comes to choosing his fate. He must marry the young Catherine due to his father’s manipulation (3).

These depressive symptoms led to Charlie having a mental breakdown. Charlie assumed that the death of his Aunt Helen was his responsibility and constantly replayed the night of her death in his mind. After his best friend passed away, Charlie had a hard time of searching for his sense “to be” because he kept repressing everything that was a constant reminder of his pain. Charlie tried to join his sister’s clique, but that did not work because they thought of him being another person and not as a friend. He tried to please everyone, but when he did not succeed, he would blame himself.

Secondly, George experienced a depressive episode during his employment at the junior college once he found out that his assistant coach was leaving the track teams to pursue other opportunities. Throughout this episode, George exhibited symptoms of depression such as exhaustion, sleep issues, rumination, hopelessness, and guilt. He questioned his presence in the world and resorted to considering suicide as an option, which indicated the severity of his condition. Thirdly, George demonstrated manic symptoms during an important week for his track teams. He neglected his sleeping needs, talked egoistically and profusely about his reputable track teams to anyone around him, and engaged in risky behaviors, such as bringing a sword to a track meet.

and drinking and isolated from his family. Also thought of death a lot. His girlfriend left him and became even more depressed because he was alone. He used more to feel better but it made him feel more depressed. He did go see a doctor and prescribed him medication for his depression but he didn’t disclose that he was using drugs.

If you agreed to five of these statements and have been experiencing them for more than two weeks then the possibility of being depressed is high. Depression is defined as a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way (meriam-webster.com) Depression can be triggered by many things such as life event, loss of a job, loss of a loved one, and end of a relationship. Some studies have also shown that it could

He tells that his brother’s behavior changes as his mother attitude changes. His brother’s starts to take their mother side and start to treat David as non-member of the family. He looked upon his father as a saviour, but the man had no spine. He always thought this ordeal would end someday but it went on increasing. Nevertheless, he found out ways and means to outsmart her, escape her, avoid her.