She first established the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Baertaffy… what triggers it– social situations, 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, however then that’s her task, isn’t it?
In general, the service is remarkably slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty at times, but it was actually a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got fast actions to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The truth you can modify messages before sending them suggests you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the minute. Profound 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 be good for?
Anyone with a low-end mental 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 major attention (and perhaps some medications), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Baertaffy