She first established the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Chrisma… what triggers it– social scenarios, meeting individuals for the very first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced moms and dads, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, however 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 rapid responses to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can modify messages before sending them suggests you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and unguarded in the heat of the moment. Profound minutes of realisation might be tough to come by if you can’t get an unwinded circulation going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anyone with a low-end psychological health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need major attention (and possibly some medications), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Chrisma