She initially established the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Hobs… what activates it– social circumstances, fulfilling people for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious youth (separated moms and dads, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, however then that’s her job, isn’t it?
In general, the service is remarkably 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 rapid reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can modify messages prior to sending them implies you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the moment. Extensive moments of realisation might be difficult to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I believe it might it be good for?
Anyone with a low-end mental health problem who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud imaginable and require major attention (and possibly some meds), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Hobs