She initially determined the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Dr. Damian Betterhelp… what triggers it– social circumstances, satisfying individuals for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, stretched familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, however then that’s her job, isn’t it?
In general, the service is remarkably 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 anticipated. I even got fast actions to messages over the weekend, which was unexpected.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can edit messages before sending them suggests you’re not likely to blurt out something unguarded and revealing in the heat of the minute. Profound 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 benefit?
Anybody with a low-end psychological health issue who’s cool with getting counselled in a very internet-y, 2016-y method. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need major attention (and perhaps some meds), probably isn’t for you Dr. Damian Betterhelp