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Young Mental Health: Mindscape Series
How do we talk about Mental Health? Are we having the sometimes-difficult conversations that we need to with our children? And why is all this more relevant than ever in India? Read Young Mental Health to find out. Co-authored by Amrita Tripathi and Meera Haran Alva, and featuring a foreword and key interview with leading child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Amit Sen, the book relies on interviews, lived experience and story-telling through comics to share a unique insight into what it means to be an adolescent or young adult in India today, the kinds of pressure and stressors they face and how to start approaching some serious – even life-saving – conversations.
- GenresMental Health
287 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 12, 2020
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About the author
Amrita Tripathi
11 books4 followersAmrita Tripathi is a novelist and freelance journalist based in New Delhi.
Amrita writes contemporary fiction, is interested in social commentary and the fault lines beneath our mega-cities, can be found at www.amritatripathi.com and as @amritat
With a shocking disregard for practical realities, Amrita is attempting to write her third novel, while battling the distractions of the web.
Amrita writes, dreams, thinks and speaks much too fast in English, speaks passable Hindi and Spanish, understands a little French and even less Oriya.
Amrita writes contemporary fiction, is interested in social commentary and the fault lines beneath our mega-cities, can be found at www.amritatripathi.com and as @amritat
With a shocking disregard for practical realities, Amrita is attempting to write her third novel, while battling the distractions of the web.
Amrita writes, dreams, thinks and speaks much too fast in English, speaks passable Hindi and Spanish, understands a little French and even less Oriya.
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July 29, 2020
This is not a review. I just want to share my thoughts.
I picked this book up because I wanted to understand the hullabaloo around mental health. I was completely taken aback by the harsh reality presented by the book. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Indians in the age group of 15-39 years. One in five adolescents endure high stress levels in their daily lives!!
I realized how broken we all are, myself included. I know how deep we throw ourselves into the abyss; coming out is easier said than done.
July 2019- June 2020 was the worst period of my life. I failed in my career, in my relationship. I felt I failed myself. If it weren't for my friends, I wouldn't have been typing this. The constant love and support I received made things less hurtful. It was only recently that I realized that failure in a relationship or exam or not getting a job doesn't mean you failed in life. It's okay if I don't have a job now, or I am not with someone I was supposed to spend my life with. It doesn't make me unfit to live on earth.
People might have billions of dollars in their accounts, people might be carved out by God Himself but if you look inside them and not all is pretty and beautiful. So don't compare yourself with somebody, "oh he scored so many marks, he is so tall, she is so beautiful, her skin is so fair." When you get old all these things won't matter.
It's easier said than done, we all succumb to it, but we can also overcome it.
I don't care what religion you practice, which political party you support, how much money you have, all I care is that you let people know that it is okay to fail. It is not the end of the road. Everybody is fighting a war, don't be mean, support and be kind to each other. We got nothing to lose.
I know most of you would skip this long caption but all those who read till here, I want to Thank them and let them know that you are not alone.
This is a must read for all!! Especially parents because this will help them understand their kids better.
I picked this book up because I wanted to understand the hullabaloo around mental health. I was completely taken aback by the harsh reality presented by the book. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Indians in the age group of 15-39 years. One in five adolescents endure high stress levels in their daily lives!!
I realized how broken we all are, myself included. I know how deep we throw ourselves into the abyss; coming out is easier said than done.
July 2019- June 2020 was the worst period of my life. I failed in my career, in my relationship. I felt I failed myself. If it weren't for my friends, I wouldn't have been typing this. The constant love and support I received made things less hurtful. It was only recently that I realized that failure in a relationship or exam or not getting a job doesn't mean you failed in life. It's okay if I don't have a job now, or I am not with someone I was supposed to spend my life with. It doesn't make me unfit to live on earth.
People might have billions of dollars in their accounts, people might be carved out by God Himself but if you look inside them and not all is pretty and beautiful. So don't compare yourself with somebody, "oh he scored so many marks, he is so tall, she is so beautiful, her skin is so fair." When you get old all these things won't matter.
It's easier said than done, we all succumb to it, but we can also overcome it.
I don't care what religion you practice, which political party you support, how much money you have, all I care is that you let people know that it is okay to fail. It is not the end of the road. Everybody is fighting a war, don't be mean, support and be kind to each other. We got nothing to lose.
I know most of you would skip this long caption but all those who read till here, I want to Thank them and let them know that you are not alone.
This is a must read for all!! Especially parents because this will help them understand their kids better.
November 14, 2020
The book is like a pandora's box. a cascade of interviews is more than enough for someone to read and know about how to take help and when. It talks about various aspects of the topic. Conditions like depression, anxiety, hyperactivity, etc are all used colloquially so much that the real issue is not addressed. The author has left no stone unturned to enlighten the readers about the need to take mental health issues seriously. The awareness should start with the difference between being sad and depressed, being naughty and hyperactive, and many more. The book also deals with eating disorders and body image disorders.
January 3, 2021
Incredible. Knowledgeable. Will go back to this book again and again for both academic and personal purpose. Young Mental Health is one of the topics I'm so passionate about and this book solidified my passion even more.
December 29, 2021
The insights from this book are immense. I would say it's a must-read for everyone. But few topics do contain a trigger warning so keep that in mind if needed you can skip those. One of the best books I have read till now. Go ahead and give it a try.
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