She initially determined the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Live Ultimate Plan… what activates it– social scenarios, fulfilling people for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, but then that’s her job, isn’t it?
In general, the service is impressively slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty at times, however 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 before sending them indicates you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and unguarded in the heat of the minute. Profound moments of realisation might be difficult to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anyone with a low-end mental health concern 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 need severe attention (and potentially some medications), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Live Ultimate Plan