She first established the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Talkspace And Cigna… what triggers it– social circumstances, fulfilling people for the first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious youth (divorced parents, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, but then that’s her job, isn’t it?
In general, the service is impressively slick. The discussion can be a little stop-starty at times, however it was in fact a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I expected. I even got speedy actions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can modify messages before sending them means you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and unguarded in the heat of the minute. Extensive moments of realisation might be difficult to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow 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 imaginable and need major attention (and potentially some medications), probably isn’t for you Talkspace And Cigna