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Rick identifies as a White 18 year old from a Norwegian family line who lives in the East Metro.

Rick lives in his parent’s basement; he intends to move out when he gets a full-time job and can afford rent with his girlfriend.

Rick is struggling financially as he cannot find full-time work; he has several bills which he cannot pay and consistently relies on his parents to subsidize his income. He currently is on MNCare.

While Rick graduated from high school, he has not been able to find full-time employment and relies on his parents to help him pay his bills. He works part-time at a large retail giant stocking shelves. He prefers it when they schedule him for the overnight shift.

Rick prioritizes his relationship with his girlfriend of 4 months. He spends time only with her and states that he rarely sees anyone else. He met his girlfriend at a party; she goes to a local community college. He worries that she will break up with him because he can’t find a job and he isn’t as good at school as she is. He spends a lot of time with her, so he knows that she still likes him and isn’t getting hit on by anyone else. His parents are very involved in his life as well, but he voiced anger at their “always being in his business.” He’s always been a homebody and has historically spent a lot of time with his parents (especially before he moved to the basement and got his own computer as a graduation present). He’s an only child; he states that he wishes he had siblings so his parents would focus on someone else. Rick says that he feels like he never fit in in high school; he wasn’t a jock or a “good student”—he just went to classes. He thinks he was really unpopular and that he and his friends often got taken advantage of by the popular kids at school. The jocks took particular advantage of him during gym class and made him really self-conscious because they would laugh at every mistake.

When in high school Rick had many friends, but he hasn’t maintained contact since he left; he says that he “tried” Facebook but didn’t like it. Most of his interactions with people (other than his girlfriend) are through on-line gaming that he plays all night long. He is really good at video games and feels like his community through World of Warcraft is solid. He likes on-line communication best because he doesn’t have to see how other people react to him. He says he is also good at grilling and computers (his family calls him the “technical support whiz”). He has been able to maintain his part-time job at a large retail giant for the past 3 years. Rick also sees his girlfriend’s family as a resource for him; Rick feels that one of the reasons why he gets along so well with his girlfriend is because he likes her family so much. He says that he really loves that he can drop over at any time and they will include him in dinner or whatever they are doing. He reports that his own family is really rigid with guests and that it took him a while to realize that he didn’t have to get permission all the time before he goes over to his girlfriend’s house.

Rick grew up going to an ELCA Lutheran church and used to be quite active. For the past year, he hasn’t wanted to attend and he refuses to explain what changed. Rick doesn’t have a theory on why he feels this way. He can’t really remember when he didn’t. He hasn’t tried anything but marijuana to try to feel better before coming to the appointment.

Rick reports that news reports describing the status of unemployment in the country make him more anxious about trying to find a job and contribute to his feelings of being overwhelmed. He just feels like no one will hire him when they have other options. He feels daunted by the lack of jobs. When he hears about people his parents’ age not being able to find employment, he assumes he’ll never find a job.

Rick reports no medical issues except a history of asthma that can be exacerbated when stressed. He has routinely received standard medical care over the years.

Rick reports that he has a steroid inhaler that he keeps with him (but often forgets at home) to treat his asthma on an as-needed basis. Rick is not currently on any other medications.