My Experience Using Better Help (Online Therapy)
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- In this video, I share about my experience with using Better Help as an online therapy service. I discuss the benefits and the drawbacks of the platform, and also offer a two week free trial to anyone who is interested in trying it out free of charge.
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People are going to complain about the price because they want everything handed to them for free thank you for this I'm sold...
Thank you for making this channel,this is very good channel and information is wise and good.I have too schizophrenia I have had it 16 years now.All good to you and you help lots of people,thank you for that!Your channel has helped me too.
Thank you for your honest review. It's sad to see that companies think it's okay to take advantage of people struggling with mental illness by charging them hundreds of dollars a month for services. Most people with this illness are not employed and almost certainly would not be able to afford this, even with the assistance that you say they provide to people who are low income. I work full time and there's no way I could afford it. But I guess it's good to know that this option is out there.
Move to Finland, it's free
Thank you, Lauren. 🧡
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 😊
Thank you very much, you helped me a lot!
'Cause you are my therapy.
Was skeptical of this until you advocated for it ♥️
This was very helpful :) i just started therapy with them. Thank you for the review!
is it free?
@@nicholoandrei5041 nope
How has the therapy been going for you?
Hi Lauren,
I’m wondering if you could do a video on the differences between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. You use the two interchangeably but there are notable differences so I’m curious if you could talk about some of the differences and your specific diagnosis.
It's taken me along time to accept that I'm schizophrenic. I use to get these really grandiose and expansive ideas that would lift my spirits, so much that I would exalt in the euphoria of it. I thought this was mania. I've found that it stems from early childhood trauma and like a intravenous drug user I loved the effect it generated. It has taken a number of years to identify. I think it has its roots in depersonalization disorder. It was confusing times and the more I tried to substantiate that the more pronounced my psychosis became. I was trying to make a abstract idea into something that was tangible. I was trying to give body to a phenomenon . I was the mouse in my very own experiment. I've come to learn that sugar, caffeine and nicotine exacerbate these anomalies in my thought processes and that is where I start to reference back to those grandiose and expansive conspiracy theories I formulated in the acute phase.
I've found relief by keeping it as simple as that and leaving the technical details to the professionals. I developed a little trust in their assessments even though I don't have a real strong connection with them. It's maddening trying to analyse symptoms.
That's basically how I've recovered. If I decompensation I believe enough in myself to asked to be reassessed. A little of my experience over the last 13years. Peace
The main difference is with schizophrenia there isn't a mood disorder with it
Bipolar corner is right like I have depression with schizoaffective mean that I'm depressed but I have the schizophrenic issues that come with it
It felt as if a lay person was taking the call rather than a PHD
She did not give me therapy
Although she did use a gentle tone
This was the best review I’ve seen on Better Health service. Thank you.
I'm really happy that you made this review ♥ I personally use Better Help, and I think that it's a really good fit for me - at least in times of crisis. When I function better, I need therapy much less frequently - but when things are rough, my Borderline Personality Disorder kicks up and I really need a therapist I can count on at any time when that happens, and that's when that platform comes in REALLY handy. For me, it was really worth it - and if any of you can afford it, I definitely recommend it!
Did you know that the therapists there might not even be actual professionals? Or are you just a betterhelp advocate?
This is bullshit, the person u are talking to is probably scamming you and telling u lies just like with everyone else, the therapist there aren't even qualified to the job. If u haven't u should consider something else... Just friendly advice..
I work for BetterHelp it’s cheaper than what you pay 💰 for an office. I also work in a group practice. However, it might not be a good fit for those who need in person sessions and a higher level of care.
Not sure what type of "higher level of care" you can get in an office? I think (since I am a therapist and have done both) I provide a higher level of care at Better Help. Why? Because in an office setting I can only communicate with my clients when they come in for their appointment or if they leave me a message at my office and I can call them back when I have time. At Better Help, I have access to my client 24/7. I am being compensated to do that and it is refreshing for a company to recognize that I should get paid for all my contact and it is at my deaccession based on my client's needs. I can do the same things for my clients/patients on Better Help and more than I could ever do in an office setting. I can call 911, get them to a hospital, contact their emergency contact if needed. I can have them check in once, twice or more a day if I am concerned for them. If they go to the hospital I am on their phone if I need to be. The level of care at Better Help is whatever the therapist believes is in the best interest of the client. Its a great way to provide treatment for the client/patient.
Also if you have thoughts of suicide/plan, they don’t consider you a candidate for better health. Thankfully I have a real life therapist. I did try to open an acct because I was curious about better health.
This video nails it. You covered everything, and made it wonderfully concise. Also very honest and up front.
It's too expensive even on discount. It would be amazing to search for the name of the therapist on their base and contact directly. I'll try to do that myself.
Just one visit to a therapist’s office is the price of a full month of betterhelp. It’s expensive but not near as expensive as in-person visits.
@@mikeappleget482 In Mexico It's not. And even if it's about 15 dollars a session I cant afford it
Hello from Athens Greece
Thanks! I am diagnosed with Bi-polar disorder and I am contemplating to get therapy online or in-person. Do you need to have the app to have video calls or could you use a browser?
Were the class times in the kst time zone on your app? Is there a way to adjust the time zone setting? First timer here. 😅 I want to give it a try for 4 weeks. And, thank you for putting this video out.
My thing is can I message my therapist at 1am while I’m having an anxiety attack? Cause that’s what’s catching my eye about this I get them all hours of the day and night and I’m tired of calling a mental health hotline if none of my friends are available
Hi Lauren. When will we have Q/A live with you?
If you switch therapist, do your sessions start over? Say you subscribe for 6 sessions. What if you’re on your second session, and you want to switch, does your sessions start over?
Is there anyone outside of the USA trying BetterHelp? I live in the Netherlands
Your 2 week free trial didn't go through and instead I got charged $200! Is there any chance I can get a refund? Do you think they'll give me one back?
Normally I wouldn't really like this set up, but in COVID times it is often the only way to get therapy. My in person therapist has had to shift over to video visits. Insurance coverage in the US, as always, will be a problem. The shorter more frequent contacts might be nice, as well as having multiple ways to reach out to them.
Better help had a huge controversy, thanks to the controversy I subscribed to a channel called Memology 101 that covers similar stuff
I'm curious whether they contacted you first and there was an arrangement for you to promote their service before you used it. I'm not doubting your experience on the platform. However, what you described (changing therapists repeatedly) takes weeks at least, and that costs money many people can't afford to waste. A service of this type should be good from the beginning.
Hello anyone know of a good website for online text based therapy?
This sounds more like just having someone to have a conversation with. Do therapists on Better Help actually help your mental issues? Do they actually do certain things to help? Or just listen to your problems with basic responses?
They are licensed therapists, so what do you think? The point of them being there is to help. When she said "canned responses" I find that odd. Where would they get these "canned responses" to regurgitate at the client? Maybe it appeasers that way to her because she is looking for some other response?
Only thing stopping me is the 260 a month
This sucks don’t have enough money to afford this. Even if it’s 60$ a week the government only funds me 150 a month and I have to use all my money for food and budgeting. Breaks my heart. :(
A lot of people with insurance have extremely high copays for mental health services and end up paying for there sessions and usually they are limited to 8 sometimes less. The problem in the USA is the insurance companies make it difficult to use insurance for mental health and don't cover much of the costs :(
I struggle with going to my therapist. Is there a similar video chat therapy maybe just once a week that's takes insurance? I know you're living in the Canada, but was wondering if you knew any options? I'm in Hawaii. thanks
Right now my face to face therapist offers zoom appointments and it's covered by my Medicaid, so $4 co payment. Just see what regular therapists can offer digitally
@@lifeshomework8138 thanks, go idea
@@lifeshomework8138 hahah I mean good idea
Where is the link for free weeks?
It's not free. Its risk free meaning u pay for it and they may not reimburse users u even if u don't like it
People have said betterhelp is a scam.
Technically it isn't, but it's walking a very thin line. Many people have been damaged by their interactions with this company. Hopefully laws will be passed at some point to prevent the exploitation of those in need of mental health services.
@@mobwatch8119 not only that , butvthey get made fun of. As if the ones causing the pain werent mentally ill . Themselves .. lol
Have you ever used cannabis and if so did it help or harm your schizophrenia?
Search her videos, she commented before on cannabis for schizophrenia.
Yes interesting
It's at best a gamble. The therapist might be invested in your well-being, if you're lucky; the company is not. First of all, they exploit therapists as well. Check their feedback on Glassdoor and Indeed.com. That is no accident; it's their business model. There are people who were matched with good therapists, and then there are the rest, who only got canned responses and cancelled video sessions. This company poses as affordable and thus targets people who can't afford traditional therapy. And half the time they are ripped off.
looking at the glassdoor was really valuable for perspective for me.
Are they a sponsor? This sounds like a commercial.
70 bucks is cheap for a therapy session. Yea?
Yeeeeeeah, I can't afford this. PLUS, therapy never aided me during my teens & even to this day. When I'm feeling upset. I just hit my huge oak tree with my gorgeous barbed wire bat. I named her, Lorelei😌
Better help is not better. It's awful. I was judged invalidated and then abandoned repeatedly. It took weeks to find a therapist. When I finally found a good one I could no longer afford to use the service. The discounts aren't good either and dont take much off.
Dr. Lauren
I'm poor so guess I will die
My new sister in law has your condition. I never really thought about until Vice showed the life of one of their employees. Love of his life he is saying. The last sister in law treated me and my mother like crap, she was negligent, abusive at times to the kids, but supposedly mental problems free. I will take the schizophrenia over 16 years+ of emotional abuse. Seems like a darling to me. I am dealing with what may be bipolar, but I am not sure. I have had trouble keeping a job for 15 years, and i tend to hibernate. I didnt think much of it until I watched Spiraling Out and the Queens Gambit, that it may be something else. I don't typically lash out, I hibernate and cry myself to sleep. So, I am going to see how this is, how Better Help is. My current therapist can only type 15 wpm. lol I mainly type, until I open up to chat therapy.
oh no not betterhelp
I think I will move on. Half of advice your in not relevant or helpful to individuals with schizophrenia. Electronically connecting up individuals with schizophrenia with paranoid delusions to therapy central is particularly unhelpful. I hope everything works out for you.
The therapists get paid very very poorly through Better Help.
Call on Jesus,
He will heal you and set you free.
not everyone is religious.
a mental health APP? Oh god. Spare me. This is such a sell out move.
💯
Lauren I wanted to request you to listen to recitations of the Qur'an. It's a healing for all illnesses. Please try it. I hope you get a cure for your illness and wish you a blessed life.