{"id":22893,"date":"2024-05-13T15:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=22893"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:54:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:24:47","slug":"relearning-the-life-lessons-with-therapy-yd-warrior-manojs-journey-of-finding-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/relearning-the-life-lessons-with-therapy-yd-warrior-manojs-journey-of-finding-himself.html","title":{"rendered":"Relearning The Life Lessons with Therapy – Manoj\u2019s Journey of Finding Himself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Family is the first educational institution that a human being steps into and learns all their basic life skills. If the family does not create a comfort zone for a child, they tend to search for places where they find comfort and may end up in difficult situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Manoj, a 34-year-old corporate employee in the marketing department of Annalect. Hailing from an overseas country, he has been in India for the past 12 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siblings are the best part of childhood and they always carry a piece of childlike innocence in them. Manoj has two siblings and unfortunately one of them passed away. His sister is the connecting dot between him and his parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI love cooking various cuisines and travelling extensively. I also love listening to different genres of music.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Manoj discovered the YourDOST platform through his organisation which collaborates with YD as their official mental health partner. Here he met Dr Divya Biswas who became his therapist going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a child, I had broken relationships with people in the family and did not have a good upbringing. I was a part of a dysfunctional family and that made me run away from my country and end up in India.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a consequence of an unhealthy upbringing and having a dysfunctional family, Manoj had no accurate record of what was right and wrong. These characteristics and triggers followed him into romantic relationships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was constantly getting in and out of narcissistic relationships which were too much for me to handle. I didn\u2019t recognise the narcissistic behaviour and gaslighting initially, but my friends helped me see the issues clearly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Manoj wanted to desperately get out of the toxic situation and sought support. He took shelter in his friend’s words and broke up with the person 3 months prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy feelings were spiralling out of control and were all over the place. I was struggling with anger, and loneliness and communication became difficult for me. I was dealing with extreme pain and guilt and wanted a way out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ms Divya helped Manoj with numerous activities and techniques to combat his emotions and regulate his feelings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was advised to do the 54321 technique to help with my overthinking and journaling to pour out my emotions into paper. I remember writing 20 pages about the relationship and that made me feel lighter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He started jotting down his negative emotions and the positive counter thoughts to each of these emotions to give him a positive perspective. She helped him envision negative thoughts as vehicles moving on a road, which move on without stopping. He was encouraged to learn to play a musical instrument and sing to help relieve stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m nowhere near the end of my healing journey and therapy is still going on. However, the positivity that I experience is profound. My overthinking problem has reduced significantly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manoj explains how finding the right therapist is the most important and tough step towards healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLuckily, I found my therapist, and she\u2019s the best I can ask for. She\u2019s an active listener and is straightforward with me. I can go on talking with her and she\u2019ll understand exactly what I feel. I\u2019m truly grateful to her for being there for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Manoj is progressing well on his journey of healing and rates himself 3.5 out of 5 for feeling better. He envisions improvement to being healthy mentally and physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are proud of Manoj\u2019s progress and wish him the best in his future journey!<\/p>\n\n\n

Manoj’s Warrior Tips:<\/strong>
1.\u201cEveryone takes mental health for granted and do not see the importance of mental well-being.\u201d<\/strong>
2.\u201cIf your mental health is good, everything else falls in place in life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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