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Advice For Holden From Dr. Phil

Holden Caulfield, from Catcher in the Rye can be kept under observation for psychological problems. From what’s been read in the book, Holden seems like a troubled boy. You can tell from the four different schools he’s been kicked out of and especially that he is unable to relate or connect with any others and voices strong harsh opinions about others. As the story goes on, many more reasons about his troubled-ness should unfold. His symptoms cannot be filed away in a readily disorder or given advice from Dr. Phil.
It may be helpful for Holden to know of his conditions, and also advice from Dr. Phil which he might be able to use to help relive somewhat of his troubles. First of his we could address is where he judges everybody and everything. Holden judges them in many categories but frequently judging them into groups of either being phony, stupid, or insecure. He judges everyone so quickly. To him phony people are considered who are predictable not insincere. That is considered strange because most consider phonies as ones who are insincere. What could be advised from Dr. Phil’s articles is to see everything in a positive light. Maybe Holden judges everyone and everything constantly to cover his own fear of being judged by others and what he needs to do is have control over it. He probably knows his actions causes people to talk and that’s why he talks about others. In order to control this, he just control his actions and not do anything that others could talk about ceasing his quick judgments.
Holden has a lack of close or any type of relationships at all. His constant, quick judgments of others may be a factor in his lack of relationship, but nonetheless it is a problem. Dr. Phil states that to have a solid relationship and a good friend; he must ask himself what type of friend is he, what type of friend should he be and become a good friend. Especially also that he and the other must take responsibility in the...

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