She first determined the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Shanedawson… what activates it– social situations, satisfying individuals for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious youth (separated 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 discussion can be a little stop-starty sometimes, however it was really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got fast responses to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can edit messages prior to sending them means you’re not likely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the minute. Profound minutes of realisation might be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I believe it might it be good for?
Anybody 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 serious attention (and perhaps some meds), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Shanedawson