She first determined the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Alon Betterhelp… what triggers it– social scenarios, meeting individuals for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated moms and dads, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty 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 sometimes, but it was really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got fast responses to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The truth you can edit messages prior to sending them suggests you’re unlikely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the moment. Extensive minutes of realisation might be tough to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I believe it might it benefit?
Anybody with a low-end psychological 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 possible and need severe attention (and potentially some meds), most likely isn’t for you Alon Betterhelp