She first determined the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Spac… what activates it– social scenarios, fulfilling individuals for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious youth (divorced parents, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, however then that’s her task, isn’t it?
In general, the service is remarkably slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty at times, 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 unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can modify messages before sending them suggests you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and unguarded in the heat of the moment. So profound moments of realisation might be tough to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I think it might it benefit?
Anybody with a low-end psychological health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud you can possibly imagine and require severe attention (and potentially some medications), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Spac