She initially ascertained the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Sca,… what activates it– social situations, satisfying individuals for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated moms and dads, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is impressively slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty at times, however it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got rapid reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can edit messages before sending them suggests you’re not likely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the minute. Extensive minutes of realisation may be tough to come by if you can’t get an unwinded circulation going.
Who do I believe it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end mental health concern who’s cool with getting counselled in a very internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need major attention (and potentially some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Sca,