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I've never been (Un)happier by Shaheen Bhatt
3.0
Week 2 Book 4
I've never been (un)happier by Shaheen Bhatt
Rating: 3/5
At a friend's recommendation, I picked this book up, totally unprepared for what lay ahead.
I've never been unhappier is a short but heavy read about Shaheen Bhatt's tryst with depression, in her own words. Shaheen is Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan's elder daughter, sister to Alia Bhatt and half sister to Pooja and Rahul Bhatt, children of Mahesh Bhatt from his first marriage.
Even though she comes from an illustrious background, with glamorous family members and a comfortable life, she has faced the demons of depression since childhood. In this book, she describes her experiences and emotions as she deals with depression, or doesn't, with honesty and candour.
From not feeling good looking enough, to not getting the attention you desire from family, to stuffing yourself to feel better, to vying for male attention to fill a hole, to feeling inadequate and worthless, to fail to reach standards set by self, to feeling invisible or unwanted or unloved to fearing death to wishing death... I have been there done that. No book has resonated with me lately the way this one has.
For those fortunate enough to not have been pulled down by depression, this book helps to understand those who live this reality everyday. And for those who know how it feels, it makes you realise, you're not alone.
Depression is not just difficult, but also very lonely. No one truly gets how you feel. By taking this step to write about her experiences, Shaheen has extended a hand towards everyone who has known what being at rock bottom means, and for that, she deserves admiration. More power to her, and all those who have braved every impediment to share their story with the world, and held the hands of those who needed them, through words.
I've never been (un)happier by Shaheen Bhatt
Rating: 3/5
At a friend's recommendation, I picked this book up, totally unprepared for what lay ahead.
I've never been unhappier is a short but heavy read about Shaheen Bhatt's tryst with depression, in her own words. Shaheen is Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan's elder daughter, sister to Alia Bhatt and half sister to Pooja and Rahul Bhatt, children of Mahesh Bhatt from his first marriage.
Even though she comes from an illustrious background, with glamorous family members and a comfortable life, she has faced the demons of depression since childhood. In this book, she describes her experiences and emotions as she deals with depression, or doesn't, with honesty and candour.
From not feeling good looking enough, to not getting the attention you desire from family, to stuffing yourself to feel better, to vying for male attention to fill a hole, to feeling inadequate and worthless, to fail to reach standards set by self, to feeling invisible or unwanted or unloved to fearing death to wishing death... I have been there done that. No book has resonated with me lately the way this one has.
For those fortunate enough to not have been pulled down by depression, this book helps to understand those who live this reality everyday. And for those who know how it feels, it makes you realise, you're not alone.
Depression is not just difficult, but also very lonely. No one truly gets how you feel. By taking this step to write about her experiences, Shaheen has extended a hand towards everyone who has known what being at rock bottom means, and for that, she deserves admiration. More power to her, and all those who have braved every impediment to share their story with the world, and held the hands of those who needed them, through words.