A PSYCHOANALYTICAL STUDY OF ANXIETY DISORDERS IN PAULO COELHO'SVERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE.

Abstract

The objective of the paper is to examine the portrayal of mental health conditions, including depression, schizophrenia, and panic disorder, in the novel Veronika Decides to Die, authored by Paulo Coelho. The research examines the circumstances that contribute to the development of anxiety disorders in several characters in the novel, as well as the symptoms that these illnesses manifest in them, using psychoanalytical theories formulated by Sigmund Freud, Karl Abraham, and Edward Bibring. The research examines the existential elements of the novel, along with the recurring themes of despair, freedom, fate, loneliness, and insanity that emerge throughout the narrative. An in-depth examination of anxiety disorders in Paulo Coelho's Veronika Decides to Die, this study delves into the author's own encounters and offers a meticulous interpretation of these experiences. More specifically, it will discuss Paulo Coelho's influence on the narrative.