She first ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Bootstrap… what triggers it– social situations, fulfilling individuals for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious youth (separated moms and dads, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, but then that’s her job, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is impressively slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty sometimes, however it was actually a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got speedy responses to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages prior to sending them indicates you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and unguarded in the heat of the minute. Extensive moments of realisation might be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anybody with a low-end mental health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in an extremely internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and require severe attention (and perhaps some meds), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Bootstrap