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⌈ Secret Post #6385 ⌋

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[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

Haven't seen anyone sponsor BetterHelp since forever, but maybe I'm luck. I try to give them the doubt of maybe not knowing. I found out about the debacle with BetterHelp very late myself, and it doesn't seem like something people talk about anymore. (but would expect them to look into it at least, I guess.)

[(Anonymous)]

Chris Stuckmann, Babish and Try Guys recently all did Better help. Recently as in 2 or 3 weeks ago.

[(Anonymous)]

Mr. Ballen has BetterHelp as a regular sponsor and Beryl Shereshewsky does occasionally as well. They both have a lot of interaction with their fanbase, so I can't imagine there isn't a single person who's heard of BH's bad reputation and said something about it, so like OP, I'm not sure what to think.

[(Anonymous)]

Just ran into one today that was also just posted today on youtube.

[(Anonymous)]

The Nosleep Podcast also has had them for a regular sponsor for a while now.

[kaijinscendre]

Do they? I've not listened to the free version in forever so I am always surprised when I remember they have ads.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I had season passes for a long while, but got burned out on horror podcasts a few years ago and I'm currently going through the backlog of the free episodes of the recent years and Betterhelp has been one of the main sponsors for a while.

[kaijinscendre]

I mod the subreddit so I feel obligated to get the season pass. But I've not loved a season in forever.

[(Anonymous)]

They've started appearing more frequently lately, especially on newer channels that haven't had many sponsors yet.

That latter one, I think, is the answer to OP's question -- BH is seeking out inexperienced creators who don't know yet how much they suck.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm out of the loop, why are they so bad?

[(Anonymous)]

From what I recall, selling sensitive personal info to advertisers, because their "therapists" aren't technically medical professionals and therefore not covered by confidentiality laws. Or something similar.

[(Anonymous)]

This post has a lot of details:

https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/18k5l2v/whats_going_on_with_betterhelp/

[philstar22]

Well, that site has become a time sink as I spent 2 hours reading various threads.

[hey_hey_hey]

I hear Better Help ads on SiriusXM. Every time I hear Clay Cane doing an ad read for them I cringe a little on the inside.

[(Anonymous)]

I assume that a bunch of them are still under contract. I've found it a helpful reminder that while I might like a creator they aren't an expert, they're reading an ad.

What I find helpful is getting sold on the idea. I'd heard Better Help reads so often that when I was considering counseling I tried online stuff, but I went through my health insurance after checking multiple online sources.

Always remember that the ones that advertise the most are spending the most on advertising. So. Like. See what the competitor you haven't heard 50 ads for is doing because they tend to be a little better or cheaper.

[(Anonymous)]

honestly, betterhelp did help me. i used it at a time before all the bad stuff came out, and the sheer low barrier to get started helped me get someone without all the bureaucratic stuff depression makes so so so hard. i signed up from the couch, didn't have to make a ton of decisions, and the therapist i got paired with was pretty well suited to the kind of support i needed. after 6 months or so I was feeling a lot more stable and stopped.

honestly, so many companies are doing weird scummy stuff, idk, sometimes i wonder if they get more flak just cause their adds are more common/annoying. is betterhelp worse than the intimidating guantlet of finding a psych pro on your own?? does the scummy stuff make it worse than nothing? i feel like it has a niche.

i don't blame anybody for not wanting anything to do with it, but i also can't resent it either.