She initially ascertained the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Shredding Messeges… what activates it– social situations, fulfilling individuals for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, but then that’s her job, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is remarkably slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty sometimes, however it was really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got speedy reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages prior to sending them means you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and unguarded in the heat of the moment. So profound 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?
Anybody with a low-end psychological health problem 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 major attention (and potentially some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Shredding Messeges