Client details
Name: Vishu
Age/Sex: 29 years/ M
Profession: Automotive Engineer
Primary Language for Session: English
VAK: 5/6/4 | Dominant sense: Kinesthetic
Eye Roll: 2/4 | Hypnosis Score: 8/10
Breathing Pattern: Normal
Theme: — Love and self-worth
Pain: Before 7 → After 5
Belief in Subconscious: Yes
Conducted on: 9th and 10th Dec, 2025
Case History
Vishu is a 29-year-old male with a twin brother and two older brothers. Due to the nature of his father’s transferable job, Vishu grew up largely in townships and moved across multiple cities during his childhood. In his early years, he lived in a housing complex that felt similar to a joint-family system, despite not being biologically related to the residents. He fondly recalls the kindness of the women in the complex, who often took care of him and his twin when their mother was busy. These aunties remained emotionally significant figures, and the house later became a regular stopover point for the family while traveling between Vizag and Uttar Pradesh, with warm memories of shared meals and hospitality.
Vishu remembers his parents being respected figures in the housing complex, often approached to resolve conflicts even after they had moved away. He recalls that each of his older brothers informally “chose” one of the twins to look after, providing a sense of protection and responsibility. His early memories include mornings filled with his mother performing pooja with bhajans playing, and afternoons spent visiting neighbours’ homes where his mother socialized. Vishu describes growing up surrounded by people, feeling cared for by an extended community. He recalls rarely being at home, spending several hours each day in others’ houses, and feeling that “everyone raised them.”
Following his father’s promotion, the family moved to a township in Delhi. Vishu visualizes his father bringing fruits home after work and remembers being taken to the hospital by him when unwell.
Another promotion led to a move to Visakhapatnam, where Vishu experienced a significant cultural and linguistic shift. He recalls struggling with communication, feeling anxious during school interview, and crying due to reluctance to attend school. Teachers often spoke in Telugu, leaving him and his twin feeling isolated, which led them to rely heavily on each other. Teachers reportedly became irritated by this, resulting in parent meetings. Over time, Vishu learned English, formed friendships, and adjusted as more Hindi-speaking families moved into the township.
He recalls that the helping staff (aayas) were more emotionally attuned and supportive than the teachers. Living in a remote township limited external exposure, but gradually the family formed close bonds with neighboring Hindi-speaking families. Vishu became part of a close-knit group of five and remembers these friendships fondly. He also recalls a brief incident of bullying, which stopped after his father intervened.
Vishu describes township life as safe, protective, and structured. In hindsight, he feels this environment shielded him from aggressive behaviours he later observed in others, particularly when comparing himself to his older brothers who were exposed to harsher environments earlier. He lived in Vizag until the age of twelve and remembers becoming socially influential alongside his twin during early school years, partly due to the presence of their older brothers in the same school. Sports, especially football, played a central role in his identity, and he recalls a strong sense of unity with his twin.
The family later moved to Ghaziabad during seventh grade, which Vishu found academically challenging. Although he had consistently scored above 90% until sixth grade, he struggled to maintain this performance, leading to the realization that he was an average student. He noticed a marked increase in aggression in school environments, particularly during sports, which he found difficult to relate to. While he initially attributed this to regional differences, he later recognized it as a broader adolescent pattern.
During higher secondary education, Vishu experienced a significant academic decline. Fear of competitive coaching for IT—shaped by observing his brothers’ stressful experiences—led him to disengage from formal IT coaching that everyone in his class were engaged in. After performing poorly in eleventh grade, he turned to self-learning through online resources, which helped him rediscover interest and confidence in physics. This success reinforced his belief in independent learning.
Vishu pursued an M.Tech degree in Kerala, despite his father’s wish that one son follow his professional path. Vishu felt strongly about choosing a different direction. He also desired exposure to city life, which he felt he had missed growing up. Unfortunately, the onset of COVID delayed this experience as classes shifted online for a couple of months.
Following graduation, Vishu moved to Bangalore for his first job. Initially, he struggled with poor living conditions and emotional distress but later found support through colleagues who helped him relocate and build a social circle. Although he socialized initially, he noticed discomfort in pub and bar environments due to not drinking or dancing, leading him to withdraw from such settings. He instead gravitated toward cafes and breakfast outings. He experimented with dating apps to meet people, which initially felt promising but eventually left him feeling disconnected.
During a long weekend, Vishu recalled a promise he had made to himself—to confront one of his fears once financially independent. Acting on impulse, he enrolled in salsa classes. Initially awkward and anxious, he gradually found confidence, formed friendships, and discovered a natural affinity for dance. This experience significantly improved his social life and sense of agency. He felt more connected, had options, and experienced Bangalore as a welcoming city where people were open and accessible. Dating apps also allowed him to engage in open conversations with strangers, helping him explore interpersonal dynamics he felt he had previously missed.
In terms of relationships, Vishu has had a few significant ones. His first relationship during university lasted four years and was deeply meaningful to him. Through this relationship, he was exposed to caste-related challenges. The relationship eventually ended due to time constraints and diminishing emotional investment. During his M.Tech, he developed feelings for another woman, but the rejection and associated challenges significantly influenced his self-esteem. Later, he formed a close companionship with a senior, with whom he explored the city and enjoyed his college life.
His most recent relationship, formed in Bangalore, lasted about a year and ended due to mismatched expectations. His partner desired marriage and held high expectations, while Vishu felt unprepared and financially and emotionally unequipped for that commitment. He is currently single.
In hindsight, he realized that when a woman enters his life, he tends to center his entire world around her, which in turn leads to isolation from friendships, social connections, and other meaningful life experiences. He is now consciously working to break this pattern and prevent it from recurring in future relationships.
Session Overview:
Session 1 (9th December, 2025, 12:31 PM - 5:00 PM)
Objective: To conduct an initial case history and assessment (Stages 1–8).
Process: Undertook a comprehensive exploration of Vishu’s personal background, family relationships, work dynamics, and the primary concerns he is currently experiencing.
Outcome: Established a strong foundation for understanding Vishu’s emotional landscape and the central challenges he is navigating.
Theme: Love and self-worth
Session 2 (6th September, 06:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
Objective: To explore happy memories and experiences of closure, and reframing focusing on stages 7–12 of the timeline.
Process: Induction, Dave Elman, Garden, Stairs, a guided recollection of positive life experiences, closure and reframing.
Outcome: Vishu moved through happy memories quickly, displaying largely neutral expressions. The closure elicited mild restlessness and confusion, which he was able to work through. Reframing contributed to Vishu feeling lighter and more relaxed, and this sense of calm was evident even upon waking, reflected in his relaxed demeanor and his verbal expression of the same.
Discussion and Integration
Vishu felt relaxed and was quite surprised about how his arms and legs felt upon emerging. “I felt like I was paralysed,” he said and laughed about it. There was a sense of wonder.
Vishu had different experiences as he went about closure; he met a shadow that showed up as an eye that was constantly humming, making him feel relaxed. A conflict that he tried to work through with a friend but met with resistance and was asked to reflect to find the reason behind the conflict.
Session 3 (10th December, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
Objective: Past Life Regression (Stages 10-14).
Process: Induction, Dave Elman, Stairs, Garden, Ancient Temple/House
Outcome: Vishu stayed in his present lifetime, revisited his life experiences, and processed his emotions. Recalling previously forgotten experiences helped him make meaningful connections to the challenges he is currently facing.
T: What comes to your awareness?
C: Parents are fighting… brother is stopping them.
T: What are you doing?
C: I’m just listening.
T: What is the fight about?
C: About financial issues and money.
T: How do you feel about it?
C: I feel helpless. Mum is crying and dad is shouting at her. I want them to stop.
Silence…
C: They both are in separate rooms. I’m sitting in the hall. Brother is trying to talk to each of them, they are crying. I’m just sitting.
T: Where is this happening?
C: In Vizag
T: Okay… now as I count from 5 to 1, let’s move to another significant event that impacted you in this lifetime.
5…4…3…2…1
T: What comes to your awareness?
C: Parents are fighting again.
T: what is it about this time?
C: Same financial issues.
T: How old are you?
C: 6th grade.
I want them to stop. Brother is in college. I’m calling him to make them stop.
Silent and absorbing.
T: Now as I count from 5 to 1, let’s move to the another event that significantly impacted you in this lifetime.
5…4…3…2…1
T: what comes to your awareness?
C: My brother is asking my parents’ permission to get married
T: And…
C: They aren’t happy about it. Hey asking him to not marry.
T: How old are you?
C: I’m around 20
T: What’s your brother’s response to it?
C: He wants them to meet her and talk to the family. They agree but they are still unhappy.
They want to choose a girl themselves.
T: How does that make you feel?
C: Makes me angry. They forcing him to forget his girlfriend.
T: What about it makes you angry?
C: They are not respecting his choice. I lost respect for them.
It makes me feel sad. I put them on a pedestal and I see it shattering.
T: How else does it make you feel?
C: I want to tell them that they are wrong.
T: Would you like to tell them now?
C: They don’t seem to understand. They say I’m just a kid.
Everyone is just silent.
T: What does it bring up in you?
C: I feel that my opinions don’t matter.
T: Do you feel that even at your current age?
C: Yes, sometimes.
T: Everyone went to their separate rooms. No one is talking to each other.
T: Let’s move further into another significant event that impacted you
5…4…3…2…1
T: what comes to your awareness?
C: I’m leaving my house for the first time and staying on my own.
T: Where are you leaving to?
C: Leaving to Delhi. I feel both nervous and happy that I’ll get to enjoy the freedom…
I feel a sense of relief. I’m going alone but feels independent and responsible…
They are sad that no one is at home anymore and they miss everyone.
T: Moving on to the next significant event…
5…4…3…2…1
T: What comes to your awareness?
C: My first job selection at MCDS. I didn’t think I would clear it. I’m so happy that I cried. I called my parents and my brother. They were even happier.
It’s good when everyone is happy.
T: That’s wonderful news for both you and your family.
Reviewing your life experiences since childhood brought about plenty of emotions within you. In this context, what would you like to tell or remind yourself of, based on these experiences.
C: To stop obeying parents sometimes and do what I want to do…
Not to put a lot of pressure on myself…
That my opinions matter…
To go on those trips I was never allowed to…
No to take the load of expectation on myself and always be a good son.
(Vishu took some time to sit with his emotions before emerging) (He didn’t want to go through another door, instead stayed in the garden for some time)
Discussion and Integration
As Vishu reflected on the session, he shared that it helped him realize how difficult it was to be present in those situations. He described a sense of heaviness in his chest as he re-experienced the helplessness he had felt then. He spoke about how, even at the age of 29, he and his twin are still regarded as children, and are excluded from financial decision-making and family-related challenges and still instilling that his opinions doesn’t matter or hold weightage.
He also reflected on an ongoing joke among the four brothers that he is the “favourite child” because he is the only one who has not yet disappointed his parents. This realization brought awareness to the pressure he feels to be a “good son” and how this expectation continues to influence his decision-making in the present.
Session 4 (10th December, 7:30 PM - 9:05 PM)
Objective: Past life regression (Stages 10-14).
Process: Progressive regression, stairs, garden and affect bridge
Outcome: Vishu stayed in his preent lifetime and recognised the times he seeked attention or validation growing up.
T: What comes to your awareness?
C: A junior from school made me feel noticed.
She said that she secretly noticed me and found me cute.
T: How did that make you feel?
C: First time someone said I’m cute. I felt seen.
First tie, without me pursuing was complimenting me.
We used to text a lot, first time someone was driving the conversation. It made me feel special. That someone is actually interested in me. It felt like it was filling the void I was feeling in a relationship…like being compared with someone every time. This felt good.
T: Let’s move to another significant time where you felt seen or validated
5…4…3…2…1
T: what comes to your awareness?
C: School time…I’m sitting in class. New to school and no one knows me. It was a feeling I wasn’t used to, compared to my old school where everyone knew me. Where they used to have their plans around me and suddenly no one knows me and I’m waiting to have all that back.
I was thinking of ways how to get all of that back… I used sports to as a way to be seen or be noticed.
T: Let’s witness another significant time where you felt the same need for attention or validation.
5…4…3…2…1
T: what comes to your awareness?
C: I was never a part of it…
T: Part of what?
C: I was never a part of it, even small decisions. It made me feel like a less important person. I could never think of what to do.
T: Do you still feel like a less important person currently?
C: Yes, I do.
T: When do you feel that way?
C: When I make changes to accommodate another person and the other person not doing the same makes me feel less important.
T: I understand..
Is there an experience that come up for you in this regard?
C: Few friends of mine planned a trip and asked me to come. So I told my parents that I’ll go to my friends place to study. When I reached, they had already cancelled the plans without telling me.
T: How did that make you feel?
C: It made me angry… ad also afraid wondering where I’ll spend the next few days as I lied to my parents.
T: What action did you take then?
C: I called my old friend in Delhi and requested if I could stay with him and he agreed.
T: How did the whole situation make you feel?
C: It felt like I was not important at all to have been discussed with before cancelling.
T: Did you tell them how you felt?
C: I wanted to… I was upset but I understand the reasons too.
They said they were sorry but I was still upset.
T: Keeping in mind these experiences, what were your learnings through them?
C: The decisions I made through these experiences never ended well, so thinking more before giving into experiences where I’m seeking attention.
Not to act on impulse…
Not trust people easily…
The need to learn not to compare myself to others…
Become the kind of person where people would include while making decisions…
Accept my flaws and not try to be like others, instead accept myself as I am and who I am.