She first determined the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Better Help Analysis… 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 pretty nosey tbh, but then that’s her job, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is remarkably slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty at times, but it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got fast responses to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can modify messages before sending them implies you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the minute. Profound moments of realisation may be difficult to come by if you can’t get a relaxed circulation going.
Who do I believe it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end psychological health concern who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and require severe attention (and potentially some meds), most likely isn’t for you Better Help Analysis