She first determined the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Talkspace Magellan… what activates it– social situations, meeting people for the very first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (divorced parents, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was pretty nosey tbh, however then that’s her task, isn’t it?
In general, the service is impressively slick. The conversation can be a little stop-starty sometimes, but it was really a far smoother and more on-tap experience than I anticipated. I even got speedy reactions to messages over the weekend, which was unforeseen.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The fact you can edit messages before sending them means you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the minute. So profound minutes of realisation might be tough to come by if you can’t get a relaxed flow going.
Who do I believe it might it be good for?
Anybody with a low-end mental health problem who’s cool with getting counselled in a really internet-y, 2016-y way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and need major attention (and perhaps some meds), most likely isn’t for you Talkspace Magellan