He often seeks refuge from old friends, attempting to forget about both his past and his future. ... He's blind to the fact that he uses other people's superficiality to hide and run from maturity. ... In contrast to Holden, Conrad seeks a psychiatrist: Dr. ... Cal also seeks Dr. ... He allows himself time to breathe in school, he seeks a psychiatrist, he begins to open up to his father, he finds a girlfriend, and he even starts to approach situations with a far more mature attitude than he would have even considered at the start of the story. ...

• Word Count: 1187
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman (1992). A brilliant Madness: Living with manic-depressive illness New York: Bantam Books. Nonfiction The story I read was the true-life story of the actress from the 70's, Patty Duke. This book was one of continuing suspense and you could hardly put it down for anticipation of what was to come. The one thing I did not like about this book was the way it alternated between Patty's story and the co authors medical views in every other chapter. ...

• Word Count: 2069
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Many of the ones who find out and don't understand call them attentions seekers, which isn't the case at all. ... And the attention seekers are the ones who self-harm are doing it for pity from others, and to make the hurt ones feel worse about themselves. ...

• Word Count: 2455
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School