She initially ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Counseling Weekend… what activates 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, but 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, however it was actually a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got quick reactions 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 unguarded and revealing in the heat of the moment. So extensive moments 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?
Anybody with a low-end psychological health problem 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 require serious attention (and possibly some medications), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Counseling Weekend