Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, is a teenage boy going through severe struggles. Throughout the novel: the Catcher in the Rye, Holden goes through a variety of depression due to his past experiences. These experiences are affecting the conflicts he has with his depression, and it is mainly from one mental illness. Certain symptoms from Holden Caulfield imply that he is diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD, the abbreviation for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is an anxiety disorder that comes from a traumatic event. The victim who witnessed the event, is often followed with symptoms of depression. Depending on how much the event impacted the person, will reflect how he/she acts around others. According to psychiatric-disorders.com,
