Decoding Bipolar Disorder: A Deep Dive Into Mental Health In Preeti Shenoy’s “Life is What you Make it”

Abstract

Preeti Shenoy is an Indian author and blogger. She was awarded the Auther Popular Choice Award 2020 for her book When Love Came Calling. The second book by Shenoy, Life Is What You Make It, was published on January 1 2011 and became a national bestseller, along with its sequel, Wake Up, Life Is Calling. The protagonist of the novel, Ankita, undergoes a psychological trauma being affected by bipolar disorder. She struggled in every phase of her life to become successful. The life of Ankita represents the psyche of every human mind that learns from trial and error. Since she had bipolar disorder, she had to undergo a lot more than the average human mind. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs. It is a combination of genetics, environment and altered brain structure. This paper focuses on how the human mind acts or reacts to every situation and how psychological transformation takes place in the human mind.