She first established the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Roni Frank… what triggers it– social circumstances, fulfilling people for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, isn’t it?
In general, the service is impressively slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but it was actually 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 reality you can edit messages prior to sending them indicates you’re not likely to blurt out something vulnerable and revealing in the heat of the moment. Extensive moments of realisation may be difficult to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I believe it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end mental health problem who’s cool with getting counselled in an extremely internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need major attention (and perhaps some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Roni Frank