She initially ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Dba Betterhelp Inc… what triggers it– social circumstances, fulfilling people for the first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious youth (divorced parents, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, however then that’s her task, isn’t it?
Overall, the service is impressively slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but it was actually a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got quick actions to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages before sending them suggests you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the minute. So extensive minutes of realisation may be hard to come by if you can’t get an unwinded circulation going.
Who do I think it might it be good for?
Anyone with a low-end mental 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 imaginable and require major attention (and potentially some meds), probably isn’t for you Dba Betterhelp Inc