Siddharth is a 29-year-old PhD student at the National Insititute Of Technology(NIT), Rourkela.
He is originally from Odisha, and his family includes his mother and younger brother. Siddharth adds that his father passed away when he was in his second year of college; since then, it’s just the three of them.
Siddharth explains that he used to be a studious and shy kid growing up, and it was only after he started his postgraduate studies that he began exploring. He started to appreciate literature, movies, and good music.
He recently discovered that he loves traveling when he went on a study trip to Denmark. Along with his daily routine of studies and academia, Siddharth also loves to spend time with the best cup of tea with his novels, philosophy and poetry writing.
He has always been an ambivert who loves social events but keeps to himself if he feels uncomfortable in the crowd. Siddharth shares that anger plays a role in his personality. He says that he usually tries as much as possible not to get triggered by any event, but when he gets angry, it becomes difficult for him and the people around him. He explains that this was also why he had a smaller circle.
When Siddharth moved to NIT Rourkela, the faculty informed the pupil about the institute’s counseling service and their tie-up with the YourDOST platform for the service. Siddharth reached out for anger management, and he took a few sessions. The counselor suggested a few things, but he explains that he wasn’t open to trying them as he just wanted to see how therapy worked at that time.
As the days went by, Siddharth had some personal issues. It made him emotional and triggered his anger issues a lot. Knowing how unhealthy it can get, he decided to give therapy a chance again. He connected with Ms Yukta Kumawat and found her extremely patient and calm, which was a must-have for Siddharth.
“Her listening skills were impressive, genuine, and her ways seemed effective as she could more importantly help him identify the core issues. I felt hopeful that I can significantly improve and refocus in my work and life taking sessions from her.”
Siddharth opened up to the counselor about how the anger he felt was consuming him and how unjustifiable it was despite the reasons. Through introspection, he understood that this behaviour had to be changed.
“The overwhelming emotion distracted me from seeing the actual picture. Instead of improving myself, I was focused on playing the blame game. For someone who has a clear plan about the future, these emotions distracted me from my goals.”
As he explained his thought patterns and behaviours to Ms Yukta, she asked the right questions that nudged him towards understanding himself better and making changes in his behaviour. She also guided him towards regaining his focus and looking more inward rather than looking for external causes of his emotions.
Eventually, Siddharth saw his anger reduced to a greater extent and managed to channel his energy into productive means such as reading, researching, etc. Even though he is still working on it, he has started to accept the situations instead of reacting to them.
He is hugely grateful for Ms Yukta’s help and expresses his gratitude for helping her in her time of need.
“If I started describing how thankful I am to her, we could do an entire blog just for that. I hope she keeps up the good work and helps more people while attaining personal success as well.”
As he continues the process, Siddharth rates himself 3 out of 5 and works daily towards improvement. We are delighted to see his progress and wish he reaches wherever he wants to be.
Siddharth’s Warrior Tips:
1.“When you feel emotional and indecisive, seek professional help to help you see your way forward.”
2.“Therapy is confidential, so you can trust the therapist and talk about whatever is on your mind.”
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