She first ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Software Engineer… what triggers it– social scenarios, fulfilling people for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, strained 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 at times, however it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got quick responses to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages prior to sending them suggests you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and unguarded in the heat of the moment. So extensive minutes of realisation might be hard to come by if you can’t get an unwinded 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 an extremely internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud you can possibly imagine and require major attention (and potentially some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Software Engineer