No Straight Thing Was Ever Made: Essays on Mental Health

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A poignant, witty, and research-backed collection of personal essays exploring the multi-faceted realities of navigating mood disorders and mental health in contemporary India

Author Name	Urvashi Bahuguna
ISBN	9780670091591
Year of Publication	2021
Pages	200
Language	English
Binding	Hardcover
Publisher	Penguin

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ISBN: 9780670091591
Year Of Publication: 2021
Pages : 200
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin

Overveiw

- Imprint: India Viking
- Format: Hardback
- Page Count: 200 Pages
- Core Themes: Mood disorders, mental health advocacy, family dynamics, romantic relationships, and coping through literature and art.

Meet the Author

Urvashi Bahuguna is a highly talented Indian poet and essayist. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection Terrarium. Her work on culture, books, and mental well-being appears regularly in prominent national and international publications.

Book Summary

- The book chronicles Bahuguna’s journey after experiencing severe mood disorders that manifested in her late teens. As the first person in her family to openly seek professional help for mental illness, she reflects on how this admission disrupted and reshaped her entire world. Moving seamlessly between personal anecdotes and clinical research, the essays unpack the complex roadblocks of seeking treatment, the evolution of familial and romantic bonds, and how consuming popular culture transforms under the weight of mental illness.

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