She first established the scale of my anxiety…in terms of Whirlpool Forum Betterhelp… what activates it– social situations, fulfilling people for the very first time– and after that dived headlong into my fractious childhood (separated parents, strained familial relationships, bullied in junior school). She was quite nosey tbh, but then that’s her task, isn’t it?
In general, the service is remarkably slick. The conversation 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 unanticipated.
Talkspace vs Betterhelp
The reality you can modify messages before sending them suggests you’re unlikely to blurt out something revealing and vulnerable in the heat of the minute. So profound minutes of realisation may be tough to come by if you can’t get a relaxed 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 way. If you’re living under the blackest, bleakest cloud possible and require serious attention (and potentially some meds), probably isn’t for you Whirlpool Forum Betterhelp