SylviaCharlie

Due to the 9/11 terror, Charlie develops disorders and starts to change his life; he had lost his wife, daughters, and a dog. Looking at Charlie in a student's point of view who is studying psychology, I believe that Charlie has a behavior disorder, social phobia and PTSD.

Charlie does not feel comfortable talking to strangers and will not talk unless they speak first. He takes care of what he has to and does not have a social life, he is in his own world. He has no desire talking about his family, he angrily lushes out every-time somebody tries to talk about his lost family. When Alan, his friends' father dies, Charlie is unable to accept the subject of death. He has a hard time socializing and has fear of people judging him. Also, he has a painful guilt feelings about his life. He feels guilty that he is the only one alive after the terror and thinks that he has no reasons living.

He expresses his thoughts using violence. Charlie falls into a deep depression and nightmares; he decides to commit suicide to make it stop.He rushes outside with the gun in hand and wanders the streets, coming across two police officers. Standing in the street he gets their attention by taking out the gun and pointing it at a cab driver, hoping that one of the officers would shoot him so he finds his death.

If I was a friend of Charlie, rather than treating him as a patient, I would have treated him as if he was a normal human. Making Charlie feeling comfortable near his friends would have made him tell what he was thinking of. This could of make him open up his thoughts and talk about the issues he had. Even though it would take time, waiting for Charlie to talk about his family would of been less awkward and easier for him. After hearing what Charlie has gone through, I would have suggested him therapy.