She initially established the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Safe… what activates it– social scenarios, meeting individuals for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated parents, 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 in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got rapid reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can edit messages before sending them indicates you’re unlikely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the moment. Extensive moments of realisation might be difficult to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I think it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end mental health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud you can possibly imagine and need serious attention (and perhaps some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Safe