She initially determined the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp/Defranco… what triggers it– social situations, satisfying people 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?
Overall, the service is remarkably slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but it was actually a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got quick responses to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can modify messages prior to sending them indicates you’re unlikely to blurt out something vulnerable and revealing in the heat of the moment. Profound minutes of realisation may be hard 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 an extremely internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need severe attention (and perhaps some medications), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp/Defranco