Hello everyone,
Hello everyone,
This is Dr. Ushasi Banerjee and this is my page.
This is Dr. Ushasi Banerjee and this is my page.
To introduce myself I am a mental health professional; to be precise, a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
To introduce myself I am a mental health professional; to be precise, a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Talking about my educational background, Psychology was an unknown discipline to me till grade XII. Hailing from a typical Bengali family, I was oriented with either Medical or Engineering- neither of which I wanted to pursue, due to my toxic relationship with Maths- but was left with very few options. Additionally, my father wanted me to study English for some reason, which is still unknown to me. I liked English, but not to the extent to pursue it for the rest of my academic life. I had to prepare for the entrance exams in the one year time, I had decided to devote in order to click any of the two streams, but success was not guaranteed- hence I had to get a parallel admission to any of the general degree courses. So, quite casually, I had stood in the admission form line of a nearby college. I was always passionate about Science- in-spite of my relationship with Mathematics. So I wanted any of the Biology based subjects- either, Zoology/ Physiology/ Microbiology..! Strangely enough, by the time I reached the line, the forms had got exhausted-and we were asked to wait till the next lot arrives. I was already exhausted of the summer heat and chose to break the line, looking for a shade inside the hospital premises. A pretty woman sat there with some forms- I wasn't aware of who she was- she thought I was approaching her for a form from that discipline. She smiled and handed over a brochure and form to me before I could say anything. I was a bit embarrassed but still asked her, "Pardon me, Maam, but I am not sure if I am eligible for the stream." I was coming from a Pure Science background. She checked my marksheet and exclaimed, "You absolutely do." Now I was in a fix. I didn't even know what discipline she was talking about, but it was quite awkward to ask her this, NOW. I asked her "If you don't mind, what subject is it?" I don't know what she read in my expressions, but she was kind enough to say it patiently: "PSYCHOLOGY". A new subject, I told myself silently. But overtly I was all smiles specially after I got to know about the subject combination- it seemed that I had hit the jackpot- since FINALLY, my life seemed free from Mathematics (little did I know then about the Statistics paper!) After I reached home, I did a little research work on the subject- but I had already made up my mind. After a preliminary discussion with friends and their seniors who were studying Psychology, I thought of giving it a try. No harm in it, the subject combination was even stranger- I had got Botany and Zoology as Pass subjects. In our times we had 2+1 system, where in the first 2 years of the 3 years course, we had to study the Honors subject along with 2 general subjects and English, Bengali, Environmental Science, as allied subjects. Thus began my journey with Psychology. So I see it like this, Psychology chose me, rather than me opting for Psychology. And this marked the beginning of my journey with Psychology.
Talking about my educational background, Psychology was an unknown discipline to me till grade XII. Hailing from a typical Bengali family, I was oriented with either Medical or Engineering- neither of which I wanted to pursue, due to my toxic relationship with Maths- but was left with very few options. Additionally, my father wanted me to study English for some reason, which is still unknown to me. I liked English, but not to the extent to pursue it for the rest of my academic life. I had to prepare for the entrance exams in the one year time, I had decided to devote in order to click any of the two streams, but success was not guaranteed- hence I had to get a parallel admission to any of the general degree courses. So, quite casually, I had stood in the admission form line of a nearby college. I was always passionate about Science- in-spite of my relationship with Mathematics. So I wanted any of the Biology based subjects- either, Zoology/ Physiology/ Microbiology..! Strangely enough, by the time I reached the line, the forms had got exhausted-and we were asked to wait till the next lot arrives. I was already exhausted of the summer heat and chose to break the line, looking for a shade inside the hospital premises. A pretty woman sat there with some forms- I wasn't aware of who she was- she thought I was approaching her for a form from that discipline. She smiled and handed over a brochure and form to me before I could say anything. I was a bit embarrassed but still asked her, "Pardon me, Maam, but I am not sure if I am eligible for the stream." I was coming from a Pure Science background. She checked my marksheet and exclaimed, "You absolutely do." Now I was in a fix. I didn't even know what discipline she was talking about, but it was quite awkward to ask her this, NOW. I asked her "If you don't mind, what subject is it?" I don't know what she read in my expressions, but she was kind enough to say it patiently: "PSYCHOLOGY". A new subject, I told myself silently. But overtly I was all smiles specially after I got to know about the subject combination- it seemed that I had hit the jackpot- since FINALLY, my life seemed free from Mathematics (little did I know then about the Statistics paper!) After I reached home, I did a little research work on the subject- but I had already made up my mind. After a preliminary discussion with friends and their seniors who were studying Psychology, I thought of giving it a try. No harm in it, the subject combination was even stranger- I had got Botany and Zoology as Pass subjects. In our times we had 2+1 system, where in the first 2 years of the 3 years course, we had to study the Honors subject along with 2 general subjects and English, Bengali, Environmental Science, as allied subjects. Thus began my journey with Psychology. So I see it like this, Psychology chose me, rather than me opting for Psychology. And this marked the beginning of my journey with Psychology.
