She first ascertained the scale of my anxiety…in terms of “Betterhelp Ethics”… what activates it– social scenarios, fulfilling 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 job, isn’t it?
In general, the service is impressively slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty sometimes, however it was really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got quick reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages before sending them indicates you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the moment. Extensive minutes of realisation might be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed circulation going.
Who do I believe it might it benefit?
Anyone 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 you can possibly imagine and need severe attention (and perhaps some meds), probably isn’t for you “Betterhelp Ethics”