She first ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Betterhelp Working Conditions… what triggers it– social situations, fulfilling individuals for the very first time– and after that 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 job, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is impressively slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got speedy responses to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The truth you can edit messages prior to sending them suggests you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the moment. So extensive moments of realisation may be tough to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I think it might it benefit?
Anyone with a low-end mental health problem who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud imaginable and need severe attention (and perhaps some meds), probably isn’t for you Betterhelp Working Conditions