🖤 From Broken to Builder: The Story Behind NOSIV

By Aman, Founder & CEO of NOSIV

I never wanted to be the face of a mental health company.

I didn’t grow up dreaming of changing the system.

I grew up trying to survive it.

There were times I didn’t think I’d make it.

Times I didn’t want to.

This isn’t just a business to me.

NOSIV was born from pain — the kind that doesn’t show in photos, that hides behind laughter, that eats away at you when no one’s looking.

I’m telling my story not for sympathy.

I’m telling it so you know you’re not alone.

📉 It Started With Silence

For years, I lived in a storm that no one could see.

On the outside, I was functioning. Going to school. Talking to people. Smiling in photos.

Inside? I was drowning.

I grew up with feelings I didn’t know how to process — and no one around me really knew how to help.

The detachment started slowly. I didn’t feel close to my family. I didn’t trust anyone enough to say what was really going on.

I’d lie in bed feeling numb and angry at the same time.

And then came the darkness.

Depression wasn’t a buzzword back then. It was just something you “got over.” Something you “didn’t talk about.”

So I didn’t.

😔 The Things I Never Told Anyone

This is the part that’s hardest to say.

As a kid, I went through things no child should have to.

Sexual abuse — hidden, silent, buried deep in shame.

I never told my family. I didn’t know how. I didn’t even fully understand it myself.

And when I did finally grasp it, I convinced myself it didn’t matter.

That I was overreacting. That talking about it would only make things worse.

On top of that came the bullying.

The name-calling. The exclusion. The feeling that no matter where I went — I was either too much or not enough.

When that kind of pain stacks up over the years, you start to believe you deserve it.

You start to think maybe you're broken beyond repair.

🪞Trying to Be "Normal"

So I did what most people do: I buried it.

I got good at pretending. I masked the pain with work, distractions, keeping busy.

I told myself, “Just keep going. Just push through.”

But the body keeps the score.

The sleepless nights. The panic attacks. The emotional shutdowns. They didn’t go away.

I lost myself. I disconnected from the people who loved me. I sabotaged relationships.

I was alive — but I wasn’t living.

💥 The Breaking Point

There was a moment where I thought:

“If this is life, I don’t want it.”

That was the lowest point.

And the most honest one.

Because for the first time, I admitted to myself that I needed something to change.

Not a little adjustment. Not a self-help book.

A complete shift.

But when I looked around for support? Nothing felt real.

• Helplines that didn’t pick up.

• Therapy I couldn’t afford.

• Forums full of strangers who didn’t feel safe.

• A system that felt more like a spreadsheet than support.

And that’s when something inside me snapped.

🔥 I Was Tired of Watching People Die in Silence

I thought about all the other people out there, just like me.

• Too ashamed to speak up.

• Too afraid they won’t be taken seriously.

• Too exhausted to go through the formal systems.

And I knew I couldn’t stay quiet anymore.

I wasn’t just going to heal — I was going to build something.

Something I wished existed when I was younger.

Something that could hold people before they hit the breaking point.

Something that felt human. Safe. True.

That something became NOSIV.

💸 Built From My Own Pocket

Let me be clear — no investors. No trust fund. No grants.

I built NOSIV from my own money, every bit I’d saved, scraped, or earned.

Why?

Because I didn’t want anyone else deciding how this should work.

I didn’t want watered-down versions of real help.

I didn’t want someone telling me “what works” based on reports and numbers, not real lives.

This was mine. And it was for us.

Because if I could stop even one person from feeling what I felt — it would be worth every penny.

🛠️ NOSIV Is My Love Letter to the Broken Ones

To the ones still carrying pain they’ve never told anyone about.

To the ones smiling in public but screaming in private.

To the ones who don’t know what’s wrong, only that they can’t keep living like this.

NOSIV is:

• A buddy checking in when your world’s gone quiet

• A therapist you actually feel safe with

• A conversation that doesn’t start with “rate your mood from 1–10”

• A space where you’re not a burden — you’re a priority

We created crisis pathways. We built a Toolbox. We designed check-ins.

But more than anything, we created belonging.

🧠 The Mission Is Bigger Than Me

This isn’t about me anymore.

NOSIV is a movement now.

It’s about reclaiming your story, no matter how messy it’s been.

It’s about proving that pain doesn’t have to be the end — it can be the beginning.

It’s about showing the world that healing is possible, even when everything tells you it’s not.

We’re here to reach:

• The boys told to “man up”

• The girls told they’re “too sensitive”

• The quiet ones no one checks in on

• The strong ones who are secretly crumbling

We’re not waiting for the system to change.

We’re building the new one ourselves.

❤️ Final Words

If you’ve ever felt like no one gets it — I do.

I’ve lived the silence, the shame, the numbness.

But I’m still here. And now, so are you.

NOSIV is proof that from pain, something beautiful can grow.

That you can go from broken to builder.

That even the darkest moments can lead to purpose.

You don’t have to walk alone anymore.

This is where it changes.

Welcome to NOSIV.

—

Aman

Founder & CEO

For those who were never meant to suffer in silence.