She first determined the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Group… what triggers it– social scenarios, satisfying people for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated parents, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, however then that’s her task, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is impressively slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but 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 truth you can edit messages before sending them implies you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the moment. Extensive moments of realisation may be difficult to come by if you can’t get an unwinded circulation going.
Who do I believe it might it be good for?
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 need serious attention (and possibly some meds), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Group