She initially ascertained the scale of my stress and anxiety…in terms of Talkspace For Addiction… what triggers it– social situations, meeting people for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, but then that’s her job, isn’t it?
In general, 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 expected. I even got rapid actions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can edit messages before sending them means you’re not likely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the minute. So extensive moments of realisation might be tough to come by if you can’t get an unwinded flow going.
Who do I believe it might it benefit?
Anybody with a low-end psychological 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 need severe attention (and perhaps some meds), most likely isn’t for you Talkspace For Addiction