Psychological trauma is a phenomenon that involves an injury to the psyche. It damages the mind that occurs as a result of distressing event. It is a broad term that encompasses a variety of disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and eating disorders. Preethi Shenoy is one among the top selling authors in India. Shenoy has chosen a sensitive but less discussed topic; psychological illness in her novels Life is What You Make it and Wake Up, Life is Calling. Ankita Sharma, the protagonist, is affected by bipolar disorder. Her life is exhausted and she had to live in a mental asylum. She fought with bipolar disorder and was haunted by the trauma of her past, which caused a sudden turn in her life. The novel carries out bipolar episodes of her life, and how she has escaped from the worst of her life. The aim of the study is to find the psychological trauma in Preeti Shenoy’s select work. This paper also attempts to depict how one can change their life with strong determination and fortitude.

trauma, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, mental health.