She initially ascertained the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Ios… what activates it– social scenarios, fulfilling individuals for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced moms and dads, 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 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 edit messages prior to sending them suggests you’re unlikely to blurt out something vulnerable and revealing in the heat of the moment. Profound moments of realisation may be difficult to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I believe it might it be good for?
Anybody with a low-end psychological 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 serious attention (and possibly some medications), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Ios