“Family above all” is something Bharat Goyal, a 24-year-old young entrepreneur, strongly believes in. He finished his bachelor’s in Ghaziabad and his master’s in computer science from IIIT Delhi, specialising in artificial intelligence. He then returned home to start a business and stay closer to his family.
Bharat hails from a small village near Vrindavan in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. He speaks fondly of his hometown and loves the place with all his heart.
“I come from a place of history and the land of pilgrims. It’s extravagant and filled with opportunities for youngsters, and I’m thankful for being able to make the most of it.”
He comes from a family of four, including his parents and younger sister. Bharat adds that he lost his grandparents during the final year of his master’s. He elaborates that even though they had a fulfilling life, he was too attached to them, and their loss impacted his life.
Although this was the primary reason for his decision to start a business in his hometown and be closer to his family, Bharat had a challenging time before reaching this point. He explains that his six-year-long relationship came to an end at the same time as his grandparents’ passing, which made Bharat feel more depressed.
Bharat says that he has been in a relationship with one of his schoolmates since 11th grade and that they even went on to do undergraduate and postgraduate studies together.
“I felt like so many things were happening simultaneously, and I wasn’t ready for any of it. It was tough.”
In this situation, one of his friends who took therapy from YourDOST suggested that Bharat consult the experts as the platform is accessible through his college subscription.
Bharat took the suggestion and started having sessions with the available counselors. He recollects sharing everything he had in mind with the counselor in the first session and adds that he felt very comfortable with her. She listened to him entirely without interruptions.
Bharat opened up about the pain he was feeling after his ex-partner broke up with him. He remembers being in a denial state and hurting himself a lot emotionally.
“The situation was messed up. I wanted to pursue a doctorate, and on the other side, I wanted to move back home, not take any job and start a business. Being at a crossroads in my career, my ex-partner used to be my pillar of support, but after she was gone, everything was collapsing.”
Bharat explains that he started losing his motivation and felt very low. He says that he had to take multiple sessions with the counselor to recover and rebuild his life. He adds that he tried to talk to his friends about his feelings, but he wasn’t comfortable with everyone’s sympathy.
“The people around tried to help, but nobody showed me the hard truth to move on or helped me face reality. Counseling was the only place I could face facts and analyse my thoughts and emotions around it.”
Bharat explains that, with all the key insights in therapy, he devised his techniques to cope with the situations. He tried to keep himself occupied most of the time and made sure never to be alone when he had flashbacks of memories with his ex-partner. His counselor also suggested that Bharat label his emotions and work on them.
With therapy, Bharat also opened up about his relationship issue with his family, which helped him immensely as they showed enormous support, too.
“Generally, in Indian households, we don’t share our emotional journey with our parents, but I realised that despite the generation difference, sometimes they can understand us.”
Eventually, after a few months, with his family’s and counselor’s guidance, Bharat overcame his break-up, found acceptance, moved to his hometown, and saw his life changing.
“I understood that the end of a relationship isn’t the end of the world, and eventually, someone else came into my life, and we’re getting married in 2025.”
As Bharat announces the big news, he is filled with gratitude toward his counselor, who assured him that one day, he would find someone who would change his world. He credits her for being a good listener, nonjudgmental, and ensuring the conversations are two-sided.
Ready to start his new life with his partner, Bharat is elated and rates himself 5 out of 5 in terms of improvement. We are glad to be part of his journey and wish him the best.
Bharat’s Warrior Tips:
1.“Life had good and bad times; Believe in the phrase ‘this shall too pass’.”
2.“There are ‘happy endings’ if you put in the effort and work on yourself.”
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