She initially ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Better Help For… what activates it– social situations, fulfilling individuals for the very first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated moms and dads, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, but then that’s her job, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is remarkably slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty at times, but it was really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got fast reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages before sending them indicates you’re not likely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the moment. So extensive minutes of realisation may be difficult to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I think 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 imaginable and require serious attention (and potentially some meds), probably isn’t for you Better Help For