She first established the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Better Help Spigot Keffisor… what triggers it– social scenarios, meeting individuals for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious youth (separated 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 conversation can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got quick actions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can edit messages prior to sending them means you’re not likely to blurt out something vulnerable and revealing in the heat of the moment. Profound minutes of realisation may be tough to come by if you can’t get a relaxed circulation 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 a very internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud imaginable and require severe attention (and possibly some meds), probably isn’t for you Better Help Spigot Keffisor