She initially ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Trans… what activates it– social situations, meeting 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 task, isn’t it?
In general, 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 fast responses to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can modify messages prior to sending them indicates you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and unguarded in the heat of the moment. So profound minutes of realisation may be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I believe it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end psychological health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and require severe attention (and perhaps some meds), most likely isn’t for you Betterhelp Trans