If I had to host a TED Talk, the topic would be “I’m a Counseling Psychologist and Why Does It Matter?”

Catchy line, right? But there are a lot of emotions hidden behind it, trying to peak out, be noticed. So I thought—let me Express my Uneasiness because why not?

I applied to be a Counseling Psychologist and here’s the reason that I wrote in my application form: “The sole reason applying for the course of Counseling Psychology is my passion for helping and healing people. I want to help people on a large scale. I believe counseling has immense potential and when done on large scale it could not only raise awareness regarding mental health but would also lead to acceptance.”

In 2022, this reason was met with some skepticism by my interviewers. Yet something still helped me clear the interview and enter my dream college, IIPR, Bangalore.

Now in 2025, I’m a Counseling Psychologist. I’ve done certain things along the way, like my research on “Loneliness Among Adolescents Who are Users of Chatbot Companionship and Non-Users,” which I later self-published. I developed an empathetic website for uneasy emotions, known as www.ExpressUneasiness.com. I have also facilitated a number of clients, and their testimonials are proudly presented on my social media, who shared their therapeutic journey with me.

Very early on, one of my mentors taught me the importance of passion. That’s why every step I take forward is guided by empathy, sensitivity, and compassion.

It’s my belief that only passionate people make a difference. And I’m on a journey to make sure I do the same. I believe this year is important in shaping my future life, and all I can say at this moment is: I am working towards my ultimate goal of helping people on a large scale for humanity.

Your Psychologist,

Ambidextrous Anmol,

Making sure of all the promises I had made to my younger self and my close people 🌛🌟

During that time, we used to take permission from clients to audio record sessions, which we then had to transcribe word-for-word. As someone who prioritizes client confidentiality above all else, I was not in favor of giving the recordings to AI tools (this was in 2023), which could’ve done it in just a few clicks. However, the privacy of my clients was more important to me. So I used to do it myself.

This whole experience is what inspired the meme.

I used to be so excited for the sessions with my clients. I would go with thorough preparations and notes before the session, and in the sessions, we usually used to meet the goals we had collaboratively, because that’s how therapy is supposed to be.

As a Counselor, I always used to make sure we ended on a hopeful note because I believe that allows them to meet their old friend, optimism. And in some cases, it helped them successfully survive till the next session.

Challenges were on both sides. While they had to do the self-help work and activities we had decided, I had to do the transcripts for each session, and one session was usually 60 minutes long. Only I know how many times I had to listen to the same line in order to type it down word by word and omit the personal information for confidentiality, as it was supposed to be checked by the supervisors.

My method was very lengthy, and because of that, I was always late completing my submissions. I remember I had to take a leave from college just because of the deadline.

Yet now, when I look back, I see that I spent a lot of time on this. Could’ve used AI and saved some time, maybe enjoyed my college life a little bit. But I don’t regret it.

Because it helped me understand my clients so much.

I was able to read between the lines.

Listen to the things that were not said directly, but were still there for you to understand and communicate for further understanding.

Yes, my eyes used to feel exhausted when I used to check my progress in terms of my transcripts, and I always felt like I had a long way to go...

Yet, at the end of every session, I used to feel happy about the progress that my clients were making.

And that’s when this meme was born 😁