She first established the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Cheapest Betterhelp… what activates it– social circumstances, fulfilling people for the very first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious youth (separated moms and dads, 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 remarkably slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty at times, but it was really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got rapid actions to messages over the weekend, which was unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can modify messages before sending them suggests you’re not likely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the moment. Extensive minutes of realisation may be hard to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anybody with a low-end psychological health problem who’s cool with getting counselled in a very internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need serious attention (and possibly some meds), most likely isn’t for you Cheapest Betterhelp