Lakshya Jain is a 20-year-old student who balances his education and internships while managing an entire gym on his own. He is in his final year of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Bennett University.
He explains that his priorities have always been active participation in learning about technology and focusing on fitness. He is also passionate about interpersonal communication and teaching people. He sums these four interests as the ‘core pillars’ for building his career.
He adds that he has a business background as his parents were in the business stream all along. Lakshya says that when he was a kid, he was bullied a lot because he studied in a school where his grandmother was the principal. People used to have a lot of misconceptions about him and diverted the emotions they had for their principal towards him.
“My grandma was extremely strict, so they made me their target to attack. They used to say I’m mischievous, and they would assume my grades were because they thought I somehow had access to the question papers prior. It used to be the entire class versus me.”
Lakshya recollects crying to his father after school as it was hard for him to process as a kid. He used to feel sad and angry simultaneously, and shut down his connection with his peers after that. Lakshya shifted schools and went to a boarding school after 10th grade, but things were still hard for him.
Since he was a fearful kid who carried traumas from his past experiences, he became an easy target in the new school. It was only after two months that his father gave him wise words, asking him to stand up for himself. After an incident in his hostel, Lakshya could finally gain confidence among his peers and started being cordial.
“Gradually, things were great in my life; those two years were the best years of my life. I was great in academics, and people were good to me. I also gained good interpersonal skills.”
When Lakshya joined college, he came into the university with no prior knowledge or awareness about therapy. He explains that it was never widely talked about. Towards his second semester, he noticed some emails from his college regarding their tie-up with YourDOST and the opportunity for free online and offline therapy sessions.
Lakshya explains that he started using the chat sessions whenever he had a challenging situation in college or if he was overthinking to gain a momentary sense of relief. He gradually began using voice sessions to work on his issues and achieve a long-term effect.
Eventually, he gathered the courage to start video sessions. He adds that his intention in the beginning was to improve his communication skills and gain more fluency with the language ‘English’. He connected with Ms Sohini Palit and found her to be of great help. Lakshya expresses feeling good, as the session had a calming effect, and he felt peaceful sitting through it.
“I thank God for leading me to Ms. Sohini. She gave me the comfort and secure feeling to open up everything from my childhood to college. We explored my issues of overthinking, and during the session, I discovered my fears about being alone in college, just like what happened in school.”
He elaborates that the counselor asked him the correct questions to nudge him towards the path that helped him improve. She pointed out the wrong ways in his patterns and encouraged the right ways.
Lakshya says that he realised how insecure he had been since childhood and how this had impacted his relationships. The counselor helped him understand his fear of being alone. Once they figured out the repressed feelings and issues, the counselor started giving him tasks to follow through on after every session.
He explains that instead of giving plain advice, she helped Lakshya explore his answers by discussing deeper insights into every issue he had. This helped Lakshya reach his destination by himself and make peace with his childhood traumas.
Lakshya started documenting his emotions through journaling to understand himself better. Along with fitness, he began practising yoga and meditation to help him feel content, too. He elaborates that following the steps taught in therapy for one and a half years helped him overcome his scars and stop overthinking.
He feels more relaxed and has started being a people person who is helpful and kind. He adds that from being lonely and helpless, he has become someone with a handful of true friends and content in life.
“I should say a big thanks to therapy. My mental health is much better than before, and the difference has been evident because two years ago, if someone asked me a personal question, I would have shown a flight reaction, but now I’m even comfortable sharing my past to inspire people wherever I can.”
Reaping the benefits, he expresses his gratitude to his counselor for helping him find peace of mind and his college for providing him with the platform. As he continues to improve himself in every aspect of life, he rates himself 4 out of 5.
We are proud of Lakshya for wherever he is and hope he attains success in his future.
Lakshya Jain’s Warrior Tips:
1.“Problems are a part of life; instead of overthinking or blaming yourself or others, focus on taking action to solve them.”
2.“Choose someone wisely with whom you can be completely honest, vulnerable and place your trust in them.”
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