I have never been unhappier by Shaheen Bhatt not only educates about depression but also enlightens about life. In many ways, it is more than a memoir. By Sanjiwan Pradhan Dr. Bruce Lipton an American developmental biologist says that a fetus is highly influenced by what -would be mother eats, feels and behaves during her pregnancy. When the mother is happy, so is the fetus. When the mother is in fear, so is the fetus.
This helps us to understand that the give and take between a fetus and would-be mother ultimately shape her would-be child in both physical and psychological levels: a happy mother during her pregnancy lets a gush of Dopamine flow into the fetus, propelling her would-be child to lead a happy life.
Stress hormones such as cortisol pass into the fetus if the would-be mother feels stressed during her pregnancy. This makes easy for us to understand that if —just a tinge of suicidal feeling surfaces into the mind of a mother during her pregnancy, it automatically goes right into the fetus. Consequently, the child learns to feel suicidal for no visible or valid reason. What feelings her mother juggled during her pregnancy? Were there any causes that created such effects in the life of Shaheen.
We are clueless. Perhaps, we must patiently wait for another memoir of her mother. Subconscious Programming by her parents. Early in her teens Age 13 , Ms. Shaheen writes in her journal about her parents' expectations and her failure to meet that expectation.
This unreasonable expectation programs her subconscious, causing it to create a belief system — I am no good. This seems to be the reinforcement on to anything that might have happened before it. We create a belief system when something negative or positive happens in our life repeatedly. It is not something to be taken lightly and the person going through it must be given full support. What she has been through must have been really difficult and scary at times, but her description of it is poetic, scary, but poetic.
She does mention that it must never be romanticized, for depression is a monster, a thief and can cured with the help of others. Her words on loneliness, insomnia, therapy are captivating and I would agree with her to some extent. One day you will be. View all 14 comments. But seriously this is one of the most well written books on mental health issues particularly focusing on major clinical depression, anxiety, eating disorders, suicidal tendencies, therapy and the misconceptions surrounding such issues from a person who has been dealing with them ever since she was fourteen.
I like the new edition, edited and updated with a stunning, attractive cover sue me! The writing is really gripping for a non-fiction. I finished reading up this on in less than an hour because it felt like Shaheen was just talking to me opening up her heart and mind over a cup of tea. What I loved most about this particular memoir is that it talks without romanticizing depression or suicide which most books on such issues fiction or non-fiction usually tend to do.
The first few pages and some pages in between might seem a bit dramatic and 'overshared' but you will understand instantly why they are so. The author understands well what she's is writing about; she has done thorough research and doesn't whine or glorify about things once she comes to understand what such issues are really about, specially after years of struggling without knowing what she has been going through and what she has been suffering from.
I presumed that this memoir would be full of Bollywood references of her parents and her younger sister, Alia Bhatt, and she came out victorious handling depression and how she was suffering for the sake of bringing out a book yes, non-fiction books have disappointed me like this so many times. Naturally I started assuming such things! But this woman is doing everything right and this memoir has the authenticity and the genuine feels that it was written and had to be shared for the sake of making everyone, young and old, man and woman, parents and family, friends and partners to understand and know the basic differences regarding how a person with mental health issues really has to go through and that he or she is not just 'lazy' or 'attention seeking' or being 'dramatic' or 'oversharing' at social media.
I appreciate the fact that the author is well-read and has done intensive research. I felt so deeply connected with this memoir at a personal level and I really believe that this book is going to create a massive wave, especially the adults in understanding mental health.
I really do hope the taboo and discrimination around such issues to drop down a bit with such meaningful memoirs. I am so glad I picked up this book today coming back to my room thoroughly tired and stressed out. Ironically, this memoir gave me all the positivity I needed. View all 8 comments.
Even while I enjoyed this book, I wanted to read more personal tales rather than bookish information and data that I could find on the internet. I am pleased for her since she made a decent and honest effort. Oct 15, Smriti rated it really liked it Shelves: nonfiction. Matter of fact. A must read to just understand what depression does to a person. Thanks, Shaheen for writing this.
Pain has value, yes, but pain and mental illness are not the same thing and mental illnesses can't be seen as a means to an end or a route to greatness. It's not, and it's vital that we understand that. Shaheen Bhatt is the daughter of a director and an actress and is also a sister of a Pain has value, yes, but pain and mental illness are not the same thing and mental illnesses can't be seen as a means to an end or a route to greatness.
Shaheen Bhatt is the daughter of a director and an actress and is also a sister of a very big actress in India. Shaheen Bhatt has written a beautiful book, I've never been Un happier: , about her experience, her on-going battle with depression.
Anxiety is fidgeting, pacing and hyperventilating. It is uncertainty. It is the fear that something bad might be coming if you aren't fully prepared. Brene Brown, 'Vulnerability isn't good or bad, it's not what we can call a dark emotion, nor is it always a light, positive experience. Vulnerability is the core of all emotions and feelings. To feel is to be vulnerable.
To believe vulnerability is a weakness is to believe feeling is a weakness. View 2 comments. Nov 02, Monika rated it it was amazing. There is a reason why I adore Sylvia Plath.
The same reason is the driving force why I am immensely in love with Shaheen Bhatt now. The slow disintegration of Plath's characters is what makes me love her; what's more, Shaheen Bhatt has herself become the character in I've Never Been Un Happier.
What I strongly feel about this short piece is that it couldn't have been written in a better way or it couldn't have been longer or shorter. Through just 66 pages, she has taken hold of my consciousness There is a reason why I adore Sylvia Plath. Through just 66 pages, she has taken hold of my consciousness. Sometimes, we can't have any control of the situations and it is okay to feel what we feel. This is such a riveting tale of her life through depressive phases.
Earlier, I was sceptical of the name she is associated with; the stardom of her family made me question whether I should read this book or not.
I am so glad that I did. I am so glad that I am finally out of the habit of judging a book and I am filled with gratitude for her to have written something so piercingly beautiful. View all 3 comments. Nov 02, Padmaja thebookishtales rated it really liked it.
When this book was published, I smirked and said, another celebrity book is being shoved in our faces. But when one of my trusted friends recommended me this book, I bought it and started reading it. And I must say, this book is brilliant. This hit close to home because I could relate with it very much.
I really loved how honest she was and how unflinchingly she shared her story. A must must read. Oct 23, Astha Vyas rated it it was amazing.
For the major part of my life, I have been unhappy. I cannot explain or elaborate, nor I can write a novella as relatable as this. Shaheen Bhatt, author of this book about depression has seemingly bared her soul. I am sure, she had her set of inhibitions and constant fights with self; but there can't be more gritty words to describe all that she experienced. It's incomprehensible for people who haven't been depressed to even understand the depth and pervasiveness of it.
It's one of those writings, either you would believe it to be yours; else you would understand the pain and empathise. Shaheen has not only told about her depression in an unbiased manner, she has liberated her dark thoughts to make you believe every word of it. When the people in my life told me I was negative, difficult and unfriendly, I believed that was just who I was deep down inside rather than attributing it to the fact that I was in pain.
I embodied my illness and my illness became who I was in my mind. The book is short, crisp and to the point. It's shortness will allow many people to read and decipher this grave illness.
Let's un-taboo depression and treat it as any other physical ailment; cure it with care and proper treatment. View 1 comment.
First I would like to say whether you're suffering from depression or not you have to read this book. My opinion is that, this is a must read book for everyone. The main characters of this non fiction, health story are ,.
The book has been awarded with , and many others. Please note that the tricks or techniques listed in this pdf are either fictional or claimed to work by its creator. We do not guarantee that these techniques will work for you. The book, in my opinion, would be helpful to people dealing with similar depressive trauma in life, giving then hope that the incomprehensible feelings they have are not unique and they are not alone in it.
Its account with respect to personal experiences of Shaheen is heartbreaking at some points, I duly acknowledge that at this point of time when she wrote the book she was able to comprehend and reason with most of the negative thoughts she had in her teenage years. I am moved by the book, and while I cried my heart out at almost every single page I am content that a book accounting the depressive episodes in a modern day lifestyle is out there, which would be relatable and will help to start a word for numerous people dealing with depression.
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