She first ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Fiasco… what activates it– social scenarios, satisfying people for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious youth (separated parents, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is remarkably slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty at times, however it was actually a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got speedy responses to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages prior to sending them implies 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 benefit?
Anyone with a low-end psychological health concern 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 require severe attention (and perhaps some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Fiasco