She first determined the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Ableto Vs Betterhelp… what activates it– social situations, fulfilling people for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, but then that’s her job, isn’t it?
In general, the service is remarkably slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty at times, but it was really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got rapid reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can edit messages before sending them implies you’re not likely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the moment. Extensive moments of realisation may be difficult to come by if you can’t get an unwinded circulation going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anyone with a low-end mental health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in a very internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud imaginable and need major attention (and potentially some meds), probably isn’t for you Ableto Vs Betterhelp