My Sense Says
An Expressionist
I Promise You it Gets Better:
Preventing, Finding Your Way Back, and Recovering From Depression
Are you tired of holding everything together on the outside while quietly falling apart on the inside?
You wake up exhausted after a full night's sleep. You smile through family gatherings while feeling completely hollow. You keep going — managing the home, the children, the work, the relationships — and yet something feels deeply, persistently wrong. You cannot name it. You cannot explain it. And you are not sure anyone would understand even if you tried.
What you might be experiencing has a name. And more importantly, it has a way out.
I Promise You It Gets Better is not a clinical textbook. It is not written by a doctor or a researcher. It is written by someone who has been exactly where you are — a woman who lived through depression without recognising it for years, who finally sought help, and who came out the other side to tell you, with absolute certainty: it gets better.
In this warm, honest and deeply practical guide, you will find:
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The truth about depression in India — updated facts and statistics that reveal how widespread, how misunderstood, and how treatable this condition truly is
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The many faces of depression — including high-functioning depression, postpartum depression, and the quiet kind that nobody around you notices
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A complete guide to symptoms, causes and treatments — explained in plain human language, not medical jargon
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Every therapy that works — CBT, MBCT, online therapy, journaling, mindfulness and more, explained clearly so you can make informed choices
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A step-by-step action plan for what to do the moment you recognise something is wrong
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Practical daily tools for recovery and prevention — from walking and yoga to sleep hygiene, nutrition, self-compassion and building a support system
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A guide for your partner and family — including exactly what to say, what never to say, and how to show up for someone who is struggling
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Authentic references and verified sources — because your trust matters
Featuring a foreword by Dr Rashmin Cholera, Founder and Director of Mindspace Clinic, Mumbai, who calls this book "an honest and heartfelt narration from one who has been through the eye of the storm."
This book is for anyone who is quietly struggling — women and men, the newly diagnosed and the long-suffering, those who are recovering and those who want to protect themselves before they ever reach that point.
Depression does not discriminate. And neither does this book.
If you have been waiting for a sign to take your mental health seriously — this is it.
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I promise you. It gets better.
FOREWORD
There are books. And there are books.
And then, once in a while, there comes along a book which strikes you as nothing but the naked truth.
It cuts past all pretences and tokenisms. It goes straight to the heart of the matter and strikes the message home.
Clearly, this is one such book.
In the course of my academic and clinical career, I have had the opportunity to read many a book on the causes and presentations of depression and various other ailments of brain function. By various experts and luminaries from the field of mental healthcare.
But, seldom does one read an honest and heartfelt narration from one who has ‘been through the eye of the storm’ as they say.
And this honesty and personal viewpoint comes across every word and line of this book.
Nikita has been blessed with an erudite eloquence of expression of feelings and an easy to relate to, yet, an articulate enough flow of words to make this book as informative as it is enjoyable.
They say that a good book is a quick peep into the soul of a person.
And, clearly, this book helps you dive deep into her soul to experience the intensity of her feelings, and relive the joy of her journey from despair to acceptance, and eventually to contended resolution of her emotional trails.
And, the most important take-home from this book is that most people are actually much richer in their emotional health after having gone through this illness and come over to the other side.
If taken in the right spirit, this illness helps you to become a much stronger and emotionally mature person than you were to begin with.
In a sense, it’s a revelation.
I’d recommend this book for all as a must-read simple handbook to understand the basics of depression from a lay person’s perspective, but with authenticity.
And, I wish Nikita all the success that she rightly deserves.
May you go from strength to strength.
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​- Dr Rashmin Cholera
Founder Director, Mindspace Clinic, Mumbai
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