She initially ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Spokesperson… what activates it– social circumstances, satisfying people for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced moms and dads, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is impressively slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but it was actually a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got fast actions to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages prior to sending them indicates you’re not likely to blurt out something vulnerable and revealing in the heat of the moment. So extensive moments of realisation might be difficult to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I believe it might it benefit?
Anybody with a low-end psychological health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in an extremely internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud imaginable and require severe attention (and potentially some meds), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Spokesperson