She first ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Garage… what activates it– social situations, meeting people for the very first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious youth (separated moms and dads, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, however then that’s her task, isn’t it?
In general, the service is impressively slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty at times, but it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got speedy responses to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can modify messages prior to sending them implies you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and unguarded in the heat of the moment. Extensive moments of realisation may be tough to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I think it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end psychological health problem who’s cool with getting counselled in a very internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and require serious attention (and potentially some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Garage