Holden suffers emotional, mental, and physical pain after his brother, Allie, dies. So what made Holden end up in the mental institution? A disorder called “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”(PTSD). PTSD relates to Holden in Catcher in the Rye because of the recurrent traumatic factors Holden faces, the commonness of PTSD patients, and the common symptoms and problems PTSD patients suffer with. Holden undergoes many factors, symptoms, and stresses that lead him to tell his story where he ended up, the mental institution.
What really is PTSD? A study by the National Institution of Mental Health describes to us: “PTSD develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm. The person who develops PTSD may have been the one who was harmed, the harm may have happened to a loved one, or the person may have witnessed a harmful event that happened to loved ones or strangers”(NIMH 1).
Holden suffers from PTSD after his brother is harmed by cancer and his death takes on a large roll in Holden’s mental health problems. Holden’s suffering continues throughout his life with the trauma that affected him early on. Holden faces traumatic factors that lead to recurrent memories that tear him apart mentally. When Holden speaks of being …show more content…
Holden isn’t the only one who struggles with such a disorder, and although he may not be a war veteran or in a huge car accident, death can take a large role on a human. Many people face a traumatic event at some point in their lives but , “About 60% of men and 50% of women experience at least one traumatic event. Of those who do, about 8% of men and 20% of women will develop PTSD” says the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. When Allie died he was still just a young teenager so how would PTSD affect a kid? The National Institute of Mental Health answers the question by telling the
What really is PTSD? A study by the National Institution of Mental Health describes to us: “PTSD develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm. The person who develops PTSD may have been the one who was harmed, the harm may have happened to a loved one, or the person may have witnessed a harmful event that happened to loved ones or strangers”(NIMH 1).
Holden suffers from PTSD after his brother is harmed by cancer and his death takes on a large roll in Holden’s mental health problems. Holden’s suffering continues throughout his life with the trauma that affected him early on. Holden faces traumatic factors that lead to recurrent memories that tear him apart mentally. When Holden speaks of being …show more content…
Holden isn’t the only one who struggles with such a disorder, and although he may not be a war veteran or in a huge car accident, death can take a large role on a human. Many people face a traumatic event at some point in their lives but , “About 60% of men and 50% of women experience at least one traumatic event. Of those who do, about 8% of men and 20% of women will develop PTSD” says the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. When Allie died he was still just a young teenager so how would PTSD affect a kid? The National Institute of Mental Health answers the question by telling the