Life is what you make it is an interesting novel written by Indian writer Preeti Shenoy. It is considered as a motivational and inspirational work. So the paper aims to analyse the theme of love and pain through a psychological study of this novel. Everyone in their life face various kinds of problems and many times life make us to stand at such a turn, where we cannot even imagine. In this story, the protagonist, Ankita Sharma also faces certain problems and turning points which affect her life badly.

Bipolar disorder, Psychological realism, Mental asylum, Paranio