She first ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Better Help Maid Agency… what triggers it– social situations, satisfying individuals for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced moms and dads, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, however then that’s her job, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is impressively slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty at times, however 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 unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can modify messages prior to sending them suggests you’re not likely to blurt out something vulnerable and revealing in the heat of the moment. Extensive moments of realisation might be hard to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I think it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end psychological health problem who’s cool with getting counselled in a very internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud imaginable and need major attention (and potentially some meds), most likely isn’t for you Better Help Maid Agency