She first established the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp.Compatty… what triggers it– social circumstances, satisfying people for the very first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, 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 rapid reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can edit messages before sending them indicates you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the minute. So profound moments of realisation might be tough to come by if you can’t get a relaxed circulation going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anyone with a low-end mental health problem who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud imaginable and need severe attention (and perhaps some medications), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp.Compatty