She first ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Anthem Betterhelp… what activates it– social scenarios, satisfying individuals for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced moms and dads, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, isn’t it?
In general, the service is impressively slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty sometimes, however it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got speedy responses to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can edit messages before sending them suggests you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the moment. Profound moments of realisation might be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anybody with a low-end psychological health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in an extremely internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and require major attention (and possibly some medications), most likely isn’t for you Anthem Betterhelp