She initially determined the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Better Help Eap… what activates it– social scenarios, fulfilling individuals for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious youth (separated moms and dads, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty 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 really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got rapid actions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages prior to sending them suggests you’re unlikely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the minute. Extensive minutes of realisation might be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed 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 an extremely internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need severe attention (and potentially some meds), probably isn’t for you Better Help Eap