Case Summary of John John Cater is a 28-year-old African American who sought counseling services due to his inability to drive happiness from his work, low-self esteem, challenges in making decisions, and poor appetite. He believed that he was suffering from persistent depressive disorder (PDD). John dropped out of university during his second year. He is not married because he believes that he cannot keep a relationship. He is extremely hasty and irritable. Also, no one can understand John because he is never consistent in his talk. He has racing thoughts, a problem that does not allow him to speak out his mind openly. These challenges have made John look for counseling services to see if he can change his opinion about life. John was born in a family of four. He was the second born in the family. It happened that John’s aunt could not get children. Therefore, she asked John’s father to give her one child since she needed a companion. Being the second eldest in the family, the parents decided to give away John. The aunt lived in Boston, while John’s parents were in Chicago. Consequently, the parents did not have a chance to monitor how John was growing up. The aunt loved John so much, and she was ready to do anything just to make him happy. As a result, she did not reprimand him whenever he was wrong because she feared to lose him. John was allowed to go out and meet with his friends, and the aunt was less concerned about the kind of company that he kept. John’s parents believed that their son was in good hands, and, therefore, they did not have to care so much about him. They could enquire about his progress from time to time, but with time, they stopped when they realized that he was doing well. When John was in high school, he would go out for two to three days without coming back home. Whenever the aunt asked him about it, he would claim that he was in his friend’s home. The aunt did not want to make him angry, and so, she would not prolong the discussion. She could only ask him to be notifying her whenever he is not coming back. I first saw John on a television program that helps individuals suffering from depression and anxiety. He had attended the program after trying to commit suicide twice due to what he termed as feeling hopeless. According to John, he did not see anything good in life since his life was full of tribulations. The reason I became interested in John is his determination to seek assistance. I wanted to follow his story, try to reason with him, and understand why a person may go to the extent of an attempt to commit suicide. I have never thought that life can be so challenging to a level that one wishes to die. Doctors allege that persons suffering from persistent depressive disorders do not seek help since they embrace the challenge as part of their life. Whenever an individual advises them to seek counseling, they claim that they do not see the need for counseling since they have always been that way. For John, his case was different, and this is why I got interested. Rather than keeping the problem, John opted to seek help one month after realizing that all was not okay. John claims that his past one month was unbearable. He felt hopeless to the extent that he thought about ending his life. According to him, everything seemed to be agai