AsmonTherapy: "You suck. And that's okay. It's okay to suck. Now try to suck less, day by day."

@ergonsahar

25 күн бұрын

fr fr lmao

@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley

25 күн бұрын

It might be worded poorly but it's solid advice

@lewisgarland1259

25 күн бұрын

You think that's funny? that's good advice. It means accept you have and and its ok but everyday be a little better until its not an issue anymore. The problem with people is that no one can do anything for themselves. If you cant fix it for you then no one can.

@animevideobusta

25 күн бұрын

Indeed ​@@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley

@camilla_films_stuff

25 күн бұрын

that's what dr k says too imo

I remember years ago Pewdiepie pointed out how BetterHelp is pretty sketchy and a bunch of KZreadrs came out and apologized for advertising BetterHelp.

@GizmoTheGreen

25 күн бұрын

this. they then went away and now they're back and I'm like... everyone forgot already??

@user-to4zl8wf2n

25 күн бұрын

@@GizmoTheGreenlook at the Ukraine war, still going on but forgotten on the internet for Palestine vs Israel

@TheMasterblah

25 күн бұрын

​@@GizmoTheGreenthey just went to advertise on podcasts. I constantly heard better help ads whenever my wife would listen to a podcast since 2020

@JaceKeller

25 күн бұрын

@@user-to4zl8wf2nforgotten ? Where ? I see articles, tweets and whatever about it every single day despite blocking it as much as I can because I couldn’t care less about it.

@dh2032

25 күн бұрын

as KZreadrs, they should be at least a bit internet savvy, do quick search, on the name and see what comes up? not not working any with less than 99%, happy customers, I must the one in the video, if your get reviews that low, maybe give them a miss, your rep, more important, is it not?

I used betterhelp. The therapist on there was actually alright, but... the price model was just too much. So i hit the "quit therapy" button.

@joemamma953

13 күн бұрын

that’s scummy if the button the unsubscribe is actually, “quit therapy.”

Web / Mobile developer here. UI is intentionally confusing, and we are talking about users with mental health problems. This company is trash!

@Tyrael2k3

23 күн бұрын

There is a term for this, because it's so widespread: Dark patterns

@Geekabibble

23 күн бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking. How can we keep depressed people paying for a service they don't want anymore. Make it harder to actually cancel, put lots of hurdles in the way...because we know depressed people are unmotivated and have problems with things they perceive as being hard or time consuming.

I contacted them once and asked how Betterhelp respects Hipaa and protects their customers' privacy. I was informed from management, "Hipaa doesn't apply to us. We make no promises about your personal medical information." Talk about a huge red flag.

@MollyHJohns

25 күн бұрын

So basically they straight up just saying "we're scamming your wallet by pretending to lend you liars' ears and promises, none of us arelicensed healthcare professionals."

@PapaEnoch052

25 күн бұрын

Then they are not a legit medical company. Great job in checking this. Any medical company that says HIPPA has no bearing on them. They need to be shut down. I wonder if someone can call the better business bureau.

@RWhite_

25 күн бұрын

They've already been made to pay a fine of $7.8 million for selling customer data. It's not a red flag at this point, they literally don't care about your privacy.

@bloodred255

24 күн бұрын

@@RWhite_ 7.8 million fine to a billion dollar business is nothing.

@motleyminded85

24 күн бұрын

Hipaa is the responsibility of the individual counselors. It's not dependent on a business. However, if the business handled records in a way that violated hipaa they could face millions of dollars in fines.

The one with the 16 year old in a range rover telling me therapy is the best way to deal with a break up is my favourite

@ricardohoang8452

25 күн бұрын

“WorseHelp”

@monkeybench

25 күн бұрын

My favourite is the one where she says she's been in therapy since she was 5 years old so clearly it's not working

@swamp-yankee

25 күн бұрын

So wild when they imply it’s better to talk to a rando psycho analyst than your friends

@sonicartzldesignerclan5763

25 күн бұрын

@@monkeybench Dosnt make any sense just because somebody is forever in therapy Like you will be forever an addict so it make sense to stay in therapy Some illness are not going away so you stay in therapy to have it in control

@ugn154

25 күн бұрын

😅the fact that people actually fall for that crap Yeah, a 16yr old is gonna give me life advice on dating, when she's never had a bad day in her life and us just riding daddy's money wagon.

BetterHelp is making fucking bank too. I see that african woman telling me in heavily accented english that my feelings are valid a dozen times a day. Over advertising just screams scam to me.

@neveridle

24 күн бұрын

over advertising always scream scam to me. It seems like par for the course, almost every service that needs a ton of money into marketing usually has nothing else of substance

@EvilNeonETC

23 күн бұрын

​@@neveridleit's thanks to the excessive advertising that we were trained to ignore ads from early on. Choosing to ignore all ads makes these scams far less effective.

@williamyoung9401

22 күн бұрын

It's all over the TV too. I barely watch TV, but when I do, there's advertisements for new drugs, old sugar water, and BetterHelp...

@ffwast

21 күн бұрын

I can't stand that kind of thing, I've been using adblockers since I was on _dialup_

@neveridle

21 күн бұрын

@@EvilNeonETC marketing in general is a scam. While marketing has helped me discover a few products that were useful for me, id say 99% of the products Ive bought I discovered them myself or through recommendation, be either games, health products, hygiene stuff, places to travel, clothing, everything was not through an ad. Marketing is mostly just a scam to sell people things they dont need.

Never, EVER trust a company that tries this hard to get their ads in front of your eyes. They want something more than your money.

@PNooi

23 күн бұрын

They want your first born? ? 😳!!

@kiloneie

23 күн бұрын

Don't trust ANY company, they are all for profit and sooner or later they will get more money than they ever thought they will and get greedy.

@Shivana246

23 күн бұрын

​@PNooi they want the money you haven't made yet.

The fact the cancellation button is red and labelled 'Quit Therapy' is fucking insidious. Remember people - they dont give a fuck about your mental health. Just your money

@bl8388

25 күн бұрын

So true. As I mentioned elsewhere, I contacted them and asked how they protect people's privacy and protect Hipaa laws. A supervisor explained to me , "Hipaa doesn't apply to us and we make no promises about your personal information." I wanted to make sure I didn't read it out of context and followed up asking the same information several ways. That's their stance. She said you are paying for them to look for a therapist. There are complaints from people with long waits and no therapist, but still charged. A counselor's office would charge you only when you arrive for the first counseling session. And also I was told by that "Betterhelp," supervisor that some of them may only text you. All your friend or family member's "therapy," is text if that's how the "therapist," chooses. I picture someone making money at home texting a case load of 50+ people.

@bored588

25 күн бұрын

tbh, these days its hard to find someone who actually cares, its 2024, mental health care is a gold mine for the providers.

@tedk.6420

25 күн бұрын

Literally all therapists.

@yous2244

25 күн бұрын

Isn't red usually cancel? What's wrong with it?

@steve6977

25 күн бұрын

@@yous2244 green is usually the positive action and red is the negative action. In this case, cancelling the service would be the positive action and stopping service negative. Switching that interface goes against our subconscious, and the average npc brain person will hit the wrong button and not cancel.

What is mindboggling for me, as a doctor, I have to pretty much spent nearly 10 years in education, and passed the licensing exam, and had to renew them every 5 years, and then we are limited to 3 places of practices (at least in my country), we have strict standard procedure, one mistake and either it cost life or cost YOUR life (i.e your career) but then these kind of 'treatment' provider, alternative medicine, has no regulation whatsoever.

@dustinvanwinkle5078

25 күн бұрын

In all fairness someone just simply listening to you complain isn't quite the same as being an actual Dr. Then again I've always found therapy to be a scam to begin with.

@zubrhero5270

25 күн бұрын

KZreadrs be like "lay down on this table, Grandma, and let me readjust your spine. I'm a medically recognised chiropractor."

@Dumb-Comment

25 күн бұрын

But they made more money than you tho, I think they're more successful in life than someone who spent years studying

@sussygoose2227

25 күн бұрын

@@Dumb-Comment relevant username

@Goldy01

25 күн бұрын

Therapists aren't doctors. Doctors aren't therapists.

3:09 “Quit” also gives a negative connotation. Possibly a dark pattern for multiple reasons …both the coloring of the cancel buttons and phrasing they are labeled with. “Quit” is likely meant to make the user feel bad for cancelling their subscription when they could be canceling for any number of reasons… dissatisfaction and looking for help in another service, potentially not feeling like they are in need of therapy anymore, or simply can’t afford it. Meanwhile the company is attempting to make potentially depressed people feel bad for cancelling for whatever reason by forcing then to click on something that could make someone who is potentially unwell feel as though they are a “quitter.” I feel like this of intentional. It’s disgusting how people truly looking for help are met with a company who is looking to take advantage of them from the start

How to Psychologically & Financially Manipulate People Who Are Already in a Bad Place Mentally & Financially

@chrishayes5755

22 күн бұрын

Don't be paranoid. Tell your lifes dirt to BetterHelp today!

@userabcdef6436

22 күн бұрын

@@chrishayes5755 we won't tell Zuck, we promise!

Here's another tip: Raycons are shit and you're better off paying $20-30 for a random earbud off of Amazon.

@Azmania3000

25 күн бұрын

I would play raid:shadow legends before I bought raycons 😁

@mekal177

25 күн бұрын

High sound quality earbuds are a meme period Pay $300 for "high end" earbuds that sound worse than basic $40 over the ear headset

@markwalsh262

25 күн бұрын

I'll keep my Skullcandy buds, never let me down and sound good

@phoebeaurum7113

25 күн бұрын

Maybe not random. I'd recommend Tozo.

@Vancev99x

25 күн бұрын

​@@markwalsh262 SkullCandy is so Under rated I miss the fuck out of my SkullCrushers. 😢

general rule of thumb, don’t buy the things influencers sell you

@topicalstormofficial

25 күн бұрын

This era of KZreadr sponsorship sucks. So tired of it.

@Daholy1727

24 күн бұрын

Unless it’s LTT’s screwdriver, that thing is actually very good

@Yousei85

24 күн бұрын

Better yet, dont let yourself be influenced by morons

@Kratos-eg7ez

24 күн бұрын

Depends entirely what it is. Usually if you buy into a sponsorship, it's because you were wanting a product like that anyways. Just look around at other reviews and use your brain

@eikixia

23 күн бұрын

You're telling me Raidy Shady isn't all that it's made out to be?

FYI a lot of people on YT who take sponsorship from BetterHelp *delete* comments that call out BetterHelp. I regularly comment on BH-sponsored content and find it deleted later.

@NightmareRex6

18 күн бұрын

ofcourse, its all about $$$$

The red flag that prevented me from using better Help, as the service was when you sign up, it outright tells you that it is not associated with licensed professionals in addition to that it will not take any form of insurance. Other companies that have been out on KZread as fraudulent are things like established titles/rocket money and many more

pro tip: NEVER fall for influencer/youtube ads. 13:09 never cared to begin with.

@CHIEF__

25 күн бұрын

Shady Rays is the only podcast ad I've ever bought and I actually enjoyed them (I swear I'm not an ad, they're good, cheap glasses)

@secretsecret3528

25 күн бұрын

😂 I remember a KZread add advertising the latest in military tech design to give you 200% more oxygen, like who is dumb enough to buy that crap, the damn things an inhaler 🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣

@LEWIS1992

25 күн бұрын

Sponsorships are the cancer of KZread. Used exclusively by greedy creators.

@camilla_films_stuff

25 күн бұрын

not even the desktop protection program that gives you a vpn and has kernel access and admin rights that's free in exhange for my browser history and all files on my computer and phone?

@jayleno2192

25 күн бұрын

Some people swear by the Ridge wallet, but I've never bought one.

I don't want better help. I want worse help. It's just 3 hours of a guy in a tank top screaming at you in a drunken rage.

@Giggles4692

25 күн бұрын

That is why I watch Asmongold. I feel better about myself knowing that at least I’m not as bad as him.

@Mecanotech

25 күн бұрын

That's Wes Watson for you. Pay a lot of money to get yelled and cussed out on the phone.

@williambarnes5023

25 күн бұрын

So... boot camp drill sergeant?

@bl8388

25 күн бұрын

Some of them only text you. Imagine a therapist who only provides text therapy. And you are paying for them to try to look for someone for you. There are complaints from people saying they couldn't get a therapist, but were still charged for the service "looking for someone for them."

@N0stalgicLeaf

25 күн бұрын

Midhelp: A guy in a track suit irl streaming and giving advice he got from his boomer gym teacher who was always longing to relive his glory days.

Discord does exactly the same thing In the ToS they claim your data is not sold by discord. but a little further down there is an information that all your data is shared with their "Partners"

@obsoletecd-rom

7 күн бұрын

Discord is Chinese spyware.

I worked at a call center where BetterHelp was one of the clients. We acted as customer support for them and I always knew this would blow up one day because almost every customer who called had something to complain about

@thomaswilkerson2711

24 күн бұрын

To be fair, there is selection bias there since it's where people go to complain about something wrong, but your point is still sound.

I tried BetterHelp. The subscription hid that you were paying for 3 months instead of 1 so it charged me way more than I thought, I got matched with a guy who, while telling him the things that were bothering me replied "I don't know what you want me to do.".... Bruv, you're the "therapist" I'm swindled into listening to for 3 months, you fuckin tell me. It takes forever to have a conversation because you go 1 email every couple days, so while it might be cheaper than going and paying hourly, it's gonna take you months to actually accomplish anything if the fuck on the other end knows what they're even doing.

@christophermiller4447

25 күн бұрын

Darkest time in my life, and I had a 1 year wait at any therapist office where I live, so I chose this out of last choice. 4 therapists. 4 no shows. 8 hours of my life is gone due to waiting until they basically said "Oh something happened to your therapist, but we can try again next time with a new therapist." Bologna. Never again. Got my shit together the hardest way possible. Made me better than I ever was

@bhec7715

25 күн бұрын

That’s how therapy works. You gotta find one that is worth talking to. I used it. I didn’t vibe with the last. I cancelled. But it was like 30% cheaper than face to face so I’m not going to hate on it.

@DeagleGamesTV

25 күн бұрын

@@bhec7715 I mean 30% cheaper for essentially useless or worst case harmful service isn't exactly a good thing. If i offer so sell you a car for 30% under retail and you pay upfront and its just a frame and wheels when you get there you aren't gonna say "well its 30% cheaper so i aint gonna hate on it" nah man you got swindled, there was never a full car for you to have despite them advertising it and taking your money for it.

@Bigbadpoppaj

25 күн бұрын

yeah thats not exclusive to betterhelp, thats therapy period. As ive literally had that happen with someone that has practice in an office.

@Johngc61

25 күн бұрын

I think i got lucky, the woman i got was extremely helpful and she check-ins during the week. She listens, very understanding, gives pretty good advice. I looked her up as well, so that helped.

Praying on the vulnerable and disguising it as help is disgusting

@f687sNFM

25 күн бұрын

Sadly many many companies do this one way or another

@o0Donuts0o

25 күн бұрын

Praying doesn’t normally help. However, preying does.

@bhec7715

25 күн бұрын

I used it. It was just like other therapy, but cheaper. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@MrHeavy466

25 күн бұрын

People prey on the intelligent too, look up how many doctors get involved in investment scams, so it may be disgusting to you but it's not going to go away. Best you can do is wise up to it.

@linux4me28

25 күн бұрын

Amen!

Attempting to deceive is lying. Too many people think there are semantic loopholes that make deception ok because they narrowly define lying.

since we're here let's go ahead and do a round up of sponsor issues. mobile games(like Raid, Genshin, Dragon city): primary progression is a gambling, gameplay often intentionally grindy through time based resources like energy. VPNs (like Nord, express): benefits of VPNs is over stated and promises they can't keep like -'no logs': impossible due to CSAM/hitman/drug purposes and implementations like RADIUS protocols, there are public court cases where 'no log' vpn log were used. -'increased security': true only against Man in the middle attacks which are extremely rare with modern protocols. -Raycon: overpriced compared to quality for 80 fucking dollars for the cheapest set. -food kits (factor, hello fresh): it's delivery food but once it arrives you still have to cook it, many reports of food arriving stale and over ripe and not lasting long in the fridge, it's way cheaper to buy the ingredients yourself. -Displate: flimsy thin metal that's easily bent, a lot of their catalogue is AI generated so you have to wade through slop.

@socksfersold

13 күн бұрын

Honestly, for the food ones, just find a recipe and buy some groceries lol you don’t need a subscription for that

"You also have to press "Quit Therapy" four times to actually stop your subscription." This seems literally illegal in some way. Like, weird hidden instructions?? Not to mention extremely manipulative to make someone with mental health issues doubt their decision.

The Incogni ad is ironic considering how difficult it is to cancel THAT subscription. It took me 2 weeks of being told "oh we don't handle that service, go here instead" and THAT place telling me "we don't handle that, the people who sent you here handle it".

@ThaCousin

25 күн бұрын

And "privacy" giving ur data and access to some other sus people behind that incogni service... Idk, kinda ridiculous make a video to critique betterhelp and sponsor that other groups.. and I'm not defending betterhelp by ANY meaning saying that. I think people have bills to pay but like, couldn't be another sponsor just for that video in particular? Haha

@The_Endless_Now

25 күн бұрын

*_"If you would like to stop your recurring payments, reach out via email"_* Huge red flag right there. It should be as simple as a click of a button. Anything less is an obvious scam.

@Maelthorn1337

25 күн бұрын

I don't think I've ever used a service that's been advertised in a youtube video. This seems like the best practice. Wait wait wait, that's not true. I paid for Dollar Shave Club for 6 months many uears ago. Their stuff was decent for the price.

@KScrono

25 күн бұрын

My tinfoil hat theory is that they sell your recovered stuff x2 or x3 once you cancel it

@some_random_wallaby

25 күн бұрын

Good to know

Talking about hurdles with quiting better help, the people who sign up are people who are already struggling or exhausted mentally and every little hurdle becomes a much bigger issue when youre already struggling mentally

wait.... so they just let anyone do counselor work even if they were not certified? WTF

the sole fact that the ad is everywhere tells you everything you need to know about them

@jetdathreat

25 күн бұрын

Been seeing a lot of incogni ads everywhere too, now that you mention it!

@EasyGameEh

25 күн бұрын

@@jetdathreat the worst offender is raid. but this anonymization spiel as well as vpns are bad too - they sell you fear and paranoia to only betray your trust selling your shiet to third parties.

Kyle Hill was informed about this, in the video "Exposing Science's Biggest Fraud", ironically, and ran defense for them in his comments.

@FFNOJG

25 күн бұрын

He literally pushes disinfo all the time. dude literally pushes any "mainstream" thing as the truth...when its literally just CIA/BIG BUSINESS (literally one and the same. the CIA is the enforcement arm of American BIG business) disinfo. Like talking about how Vaccines DO NOT INJURE PEOPLE! literally what he says in that same video. when... that is fucking 100% false, and dangerous bullshit to push... obviously

@mechadonia

25 күн бұрын

Used to be subbed to him when I was a kid and forgot about him till recently. He makes ok videos but his swag is so cooked. I saw one time he posted a poll on his channel feed unironically asking if anyone calls him “science daddy” when they talk about him so that was my cue to unsubscribe.

They just settled a lawsuit. People are getting payouts for it soon. I've got money coming back from it too. According to the email I recieved, they're sending out payments starting June 17th 2024, and check payments by July 2024. Seems like BetterHelp was revealing a lot of info to different companies for advertising, despite saying they wouldn't do that. And some of that info was answers to their health questions.

Oh you think this is bad, Disney+ is incredibly difficult to unsubscribe to as Disney indulges in similar tactics on their website to make unsubscribing incredibly difficult. You know a decade ago, this would be something I'd attribute to a shady MMO publisher like the now bankrupt and defunct Trion Worlds, but seeing this sort of behaviour everywhere now, makes me really angry.

@coldgoldcan2781

19 күн бұрын

a while ago sky bought out my isp. first I heard of it was when I got a bill for sky internet, I immediately called to cancel, and they said I had to join them for a year, because my contract with old isp was yearly, and they would take me to court if I tried to to cancel. I said "OK lets got to court" and they immediately let me cancel. I wonder how many people stayed with sky for a year because they didnt want to go to court.

Betterhelp passed me around faster than the workers in a red light district. I had 30 different people in 30 days. And they wouldn't give me my money back. They're a corrupt, horrible company who doesn't care about your mental health at all.

That prompt at the bottom of the cancelation page said "press quit therapy 4 times for it to work" that is insane and have never seen a choice or instruction used on the web before. Thought stupid crap like that was the "true secret way" of for sure 100% make sure your subscription is canceled

@db5094

25 күн бұрын

thats so fucking toxic for your brain also, agreeing to statements like that, its no longer about keeping people in your business model but also not caring about that you are making them feel like since Betterhelp didn't work for them, NO therapy can work

@bl8388

25 күн бұрын

I worked in the field of Psychology for 10 years as a Qualified Mental Health Professional. Most counselors/therapists care about their clients. But the administrators and marketers, and sometimes billing departments are often exploitative. They aren't all bad, but many are, and will exploit people with severe mental health problems.

@toshironikko

25 күн бұрын

I used to sign up for "free" stuff alot in the late 2000's and when I cancel the subscription the same day the person on the phone was "why?" and I just reply "I only signed up for the free stuff"

@idadru

25 күн бұрын

​@@bl8388administration/bureaucracy turns everything to trash. Look at education, medicine, government, you name it paper pushers degrade everything around us.

@keegansimons7348

25 күн бұрын

The client with OCD is now in an even worse existential crisis because maybe 4 times wasnt quite 4 times enough and the reason they were canceling was because of a profound break through after 4 years of their service just erased because they do something like this lol straight back into counseling

Sounds like it ends up with your wallet needing betterhelp.

Cinema therapy also uses betterhelp as a sponsor. They dropped them previously and now they’re back.

As a rule of thumb it’s probably a good idea to assume most KZread sponsors are a scam. I think this is the third time hearing about a sponsorship being a scam. That one where people become a lord in Scotland, and another one I can’t think of.

@LordSleven

25 күн бұрын

NordVPN is another... The company claimed they could shield your info but was leaking it for years without telling anyone

@Blaze_Shadowflame

25 күн бұрын

Kamikoto knives?

@KirkFickert

25 күн бұрын

I always thought of the Scotland lord thing as being a novelty thing like the star registry thing in decades past.

@streetmp

24 күн бұрын

The only thing I’ve ever bought that has advertised on YT was a ridge wallet and I got it for Father’s Day. 2 years ago I think? Can absolutely recommend them.

@aleksandarkovacevic7138

23 күн бұрын

I always thought Scotland thing was a joke. I was just upset there are no environmental campaign

real ones saw it before it was privated

@kex5835

25 күн бұрын

A moment of Deja Vu

@TrenchNerd

25 күн бұрын

I was pretty confused halfway through and it said there was a video error

@Supergh0stTV

25 күн бұрын

Anyone know the difference?

@lelandmassaro4086

25 күн бұрын

Only if we could of finished it before it disappeared..I thought KZread pulled it bc they are a massive advertisement 😂

@PhyrexianFleshgorger

25 күн бұрын

Yeah wtf

I had people around me try better help. One of the gems I was told is the therapists stating "the addiction you're describing isn't in my flyer so it's not a real additiction" another was "what happened to you isn't that bad and you should be fine, stop complaining"

thank you for posting this... i really needed to understand how companies work and now i do

I vividly remember the first Better Help controversy back in 2018. I would NOT trust this company with any information about me whatsoever.

My sister works for these guys and she's an idiot. I'd never seek her for any type of advice....

@darkwyve

25 күн бұрын

You got one of those in your family too? Fucking up as many people as they can, whether it's work, home, or play?

@dom1040

25 күн бұрын

does your sister havy any form of education in the field or is she just winging it?

@BBJones93

25 күн бұрын

@@dom1040 She does, she went through a three year placement on suicide help lines, and an online course. For what it's worth I know three others that I know through gaming that are doing the same courses, they are all the usual BS nanny state, blame the parents crap. From the sounds of it all she does is reassure people on their life choices, and tries to life coach them. She is going through a divorce to her wife as this happens. We are also very wealthy, she's struggled for nothing.

@BBJones93

25 күн бұрын

@@darkwyve She is a delight, correct.

@DantesHaven

25 күн бұрын

@@BBJones93 Lesbian. Makes sense.

I remember when Phillip Defranco was heavily shilling for BetterHelp

@KirkFickert

25 күн бұрын

Wasn’t he an investor in the company?

About ten years ago, home chef food box service would change the cancel button to resign at the are you sure to cancel option.

Before this virus it was known that BetterHelp was a scam years ago anyway

@jayluss

25 күн бұрын

That’s what I thought. I was starting to think my memory about that was wrong with all the new adds popping up.

@sora15151SomethingAppropriate

25 күн бұрын

I've used BetterHelp and it's completely fine.

@briancollins7296

25 күн бұрын

@@jayluss i remember some kind of robo therapy site a few years ago, but it would connect you to an actual person if you were in serious mental illness/crisis

@teanott5073

25 күн бұрын

I dont think it was widnly known, at least for sure by the youtubers, they kept advertising that

@whendarknessfalls6969

25 күн бұрын

Bacteria maybe, but it's not as "viral" as the woke mind virus. Look into the microbiome

It's like a funnel that takes people who need help, and then they scam them. So no help. Just a backdoor scam.

@sora15151SomethingAppropriate

25 күн бұрын

I've literally used BetterHelp and nothing about it is a scam. My experience with it was completely fine.

@Jabarri74

25 күн бұрын

Pretty low to scam people at their lowest, but thats usually when they have their guard down

I think pewdiepie already did this video years ago right?

That Reel to Reel that the guy kept showing was pissing me off... One side is going double the speed of the other side... How is that even possible if the tape is connected to both reels?

I remember when the controversy with BetterHelp happened, and all these youtubers who took sponsorships from them apologized. Then a few months later they went back to doing BetterHelp sponsorships. Money is all these people care about. Nobody on the internet is what they seem.

@iiyyxxnn

24 күн бұрын

Who apologized then started advertising them again?

@Tyhar93

24 күн бұрын

@iiyyxxnn Philip Defranco did for sure. I'm sure other channels did too but I don't remember who all made apologies.

I'll just stick to drugs... Thank you

@sparquisdesade

25 күн бұрын

fuck eh, right

@Secretwhey

25 күн бұрын

And I'll just being insane.... Thanks

@Azmania3000

25 күн бұрын

I have chronic tinnitus and have developed a level of alcoholism where I can dream with my eyes open. I just need the courage to write down what I see. Will better help allow me to overcome my fears?

@fillerbunnyninjashark271

25 күн бұрын

Switch alcohol for weed

@gamingchickenstudios

25 күн бұрын

Same!

8:10 yeah me too bro to clarify I did go to therapy (forced by my parents when I was young, about 10 or so) the therapist refused to see me anymore after about 5 sessions because I didnt have anything traumatizing to talk about we would just talk about the weather and shit.

I feel your emotions as you are explaining the probable cause. Man. Powerful stuff. Love your videos. Valuable or all us pilots, new or experienced.

the advertising strategy of betterhelp is also something that needs to be made illegal. Using actors and influencers to pretend to be your best mate pretending about how they used a mental health service should be hella illegal.

@LordSleven

25 күн бұрын

Theft by deception is indeed illegal... If you can prove it that is

@NightmareRex6

18 күн бұрын

im seeing kids buy prime drinks and alwasy try to warn parrents when see them having kids buying the cans becuase those are the energy drinks and the bottles are the sports drinks. and if you see something like that and dont warn them then you karmicaly get attached to it if somethign bad happens.

I was told I was going to "move on" if I didnt get the coof shot. Man thinking about that stuff makes me loathe my fellow man.

@ianfarris9396

25 күн бұрын

You already loathed your fellow man. You're speaking nonsense right now mad at nobody.

@Ian.420

25 күн бұрын

I was told everybody i know was gunna notalive because of that and how much of a monster i was for thinking it wasnt a big deal. I was told millions of people notalived from it and was the most dangerous thing ever. Turns out it was only dangerous if you were already sick with something else. Turns out hospitals were getting huge amounts of money from pharmaceutical companies to falsely label any notalive as that. Our policians knew in November 2019 and sold their stocks, pharmaceutical companies knew probably even earlier because they shat out billions of doses of their RNA gene sequencer in less than 6 months

@spacequack5470

25 күн бұрын

@@ianfarris9396 You really should learn how to troll

@jacobsmith8377

22 күн бұрын

Tf is a coof shot 😅

After doing gate duty when I was in the military I came to understand not many people pay attention to signs. There was a long road with plenty of time for people to make a u-turn with multiple signs saying that they are entering a military installation and 100% ID check in progress along with random vehicle inspections as well. There would be so many people surprised that they were entering a military base. And many people would also look surprised if we asked for ID. Many would come up with different reasons why they didn't know or didn't have to. Now, understanding that it doesn't surprise me that people get tricked into clicking things quickly because they are so used to the cancel and accept buttons are usually placed in a certain way or have a certain color. Many sites are opening that you do that, heck sites are also wording things in such a way that you don't know what button to push. I have seen it worded where if you hit confirm, where you would think you would be confirming to cancel, you're actually confirming stay on the platform.

I dont think everyone forgot, I was on KZread 6 years ago and definitely didn't hear of betterhelp controversy

2:31 Yes, that is indeed on purpose. It's called "Call to action" and is a useful trick to get users to click on the action you want them to take. Also, the human brain responds faster to colors than to text so making the button you want them to click being green is intentional.

A lot of channels temporarily stopped BetterHelp sponsorships and jumped back on the bandwagon when the controversy blew over. Cody Ko, Jacksfilms, Philip Defranco...just to name a few. These people have no actual morality just want that sweet sweet sponsorship money.

the video from upper echelon is basically a more drawn out version of a video from Soggy Cereal from March 18th.

i literally just saw a better help AD on your video featuring Daniel thrasher 😂😂

3:05 What people don't understand here is that people click on the green button assuming it is canceled then after clicking that button you are redirected to the main page. Most websites say "Thanks for staying with us" or "Your membership has been canceled" to confirm what you did. BetterHelp doesn't do that, you click the green button and you move on with your day and you can't do shit about it. If the buttons had no colors it would be better to confuse people this much.

@user-tn4rx8pc3p

25 күн бұрын

The last sentence you wrote is very confusing.

I fixed my depression by changing my diet, being more active, and surrounding myself with good people. If I had tried to use BetterHelp instead I would be dead now.

@juanitoalcachofa3485

25 күн бұрын

True

@mikehunt4265

25 күн бұрын

The good people part is the issue, it's too easy for people to turn sour on you and then that sends you back down the cycle of depression

@araamahasla555

25 күн бұрын

"Just buy a house, lamayo!"

@bl8388

25 күн бұрын

I'm glad you got help for your depression. I'm not a fan of betterhelp and have critiqued it for years. But, "If I used a service I never used, result X would have happened," sounds odd to me.

@eduardobarbieridealencar4838

25 күн бұрын

dont know man, if you chaning your diet doing more things and talking with more people prevent you from suicide you problably didnt have depression to begin with, maybe you were just a bit too whiney

I haven't seen any sponsorships in a while since I got that extension so I didn't even know BetterHelp was back.

I tried to sign up once, got emails from a therapist that didn't really suit me, but didn't purchase anything cuz I could tell something wasn't right...

Better Help had some WEIRD commercials a while back... they made me feel uncomfortable...

@Mai2708

25 күн бұрын

oooh I remember the "Julian says..." guy. that one was hilarious! xD

The sheer amount of ads I experienced from better help on KZread just gave me the ick. So I just assumed it was some scammy shit.

@arkadisevyan

25 күн бұрын

Yeah same thing with that get a title in irland by buying a plot of land.

@fillerbunnyninjashark271

25 күн бұрын

I haven't seen an ad on KZread for a couple of years now... Brave browser

@GeekyC.

25 күн бұрын

@@arkadisevyan”become a Scottish lord today it’s the perfect gift for Christmas” 😂 people in the uk were laughing our arses off when we saw that one

@tripcave420

24 күн бұрын

Just report all of them?

The "we want your data-cooki-confirmation-popups" do the same vile UI tricks. I believe it was called the "Dark Pattern" - Diablo4/Mobile used this I believe.

The ads did not stop on all channels. However, it seems as if it's had an uptick.

Never Trust anything that is advertised and sponsored by KZreadrs

@LordSleven

25 күн бұрын

Never trust anything... Full stop

@darkwyve

25 күн бұрын

@@LordSleven I don't even trust you, and I agree with you... ;)

@MazeFrame

25 күн бұрын

If there is money for advertising, it means that money did not go into the product.

@spacequack5470

25 күн бұрын

@@MazeFrame An irrelevant point. Brain rot really did a number on you

I just want to note, that Theo Von has been promoting better help for a long time, actually I'm pretty sure he started doing ads for them right after the first time they were exposed years ago. I remember many people in the comments telling him not to advertise that service, with lots of those posts getting up voted near the top. I like Theo as a comic, but there's no way he doesn't know better help is extremely shady at the least, unless he is totally disconnected from his community entirely. Definitely lost some respect for him for that

@tbkswagg

25 күн бұрын

He pays 100 dollars for his openers while making tens of thousands for 1 session. He's very stingy and money hungry

@King-O-Hell

24 күн бұрын

Yeah, I thought of Theo right away because he does so many commercials. I can't believe how many KZreadrs promote them. It's a whole lot of people.

they should make it to where the company has to give monetary compensation to those that opt in if they wanna sell our data either making them stop or able to be sued if not paying dues

For the record, WoW did this account cancell hurdle crap too. I quit the game during burning crusade and wrath. Creating or renewing a sub was one page, payment information and one click. Canceling your sub was a minimum of 6 pages and a survey before the button to cancel would even appear. They scored one extra sub from me with that crap because i was in a hurry and couldn't find the button easily the first time i tried to cancel. After it rolled a new month i was motivated then to find it.

Went through this with Artesian Builds as my first sponsor. It sucks seeing people get screwed but it sucks even more having that damage on your brand and losing the money you *thought* you were going to make. Triple whammy.

I keep listening to creepypasta videos at work that get interrupted by betterhelp ads. One channel has paid in video ads for them. I'm just sick of betterhelp, raycon, manscaped, hellofresh, but betterhelp being the worst of them really says something, and it's the epitome of grifting.

People have also forgotten the drama behind the Established Titles and Kamikoto Knives KZread Sponsorship Saga.

One of my favorite KZreadrs “10 second songs” makes custom ads for better help and I wish he knew this about them

The issue I have with these KZreads taking on Betterhelp adds is they lie and say they used it themselves. That makes them part of the scam.

@colinnixon7739

25 күн бұрын

Exactly. Celebs literally have their own line of private therapist.

@thomaswilkerson2711

24 күн бұрын

It's possible that they use the service themselves, but the company gives them better quality service that they vet themselves rather than the services available to the public. I've worked for companies that do this before.

its ironic that the video is about betterhelp being a bad sponsor yet they have incogni as a sponsor aswell. I have heard that if you sign up you get less spam calls but as soon as you leave you get way more spam than would have before joining.

@dustinvanwinkle5078

25 күн бұрын

I nvr get spam calls and if I do it's like once every few months. Stop signing up for everything under the sun and clicking random links on social media 😂

3:00 it looks like either someone put in bad colors or text for it. Customers are basically trying to guess, which is never good

I was surprised that they even managed to come back after their initial issue back then and Philly D burning bridges with them.

Pro tip: Ridge wallets will DESTROY your pockets. They may look fancy but the metal and sharp corners will tear through fabric. Just get a normal leather card holder or wallet.

@admirallove6180

25 күн бұрын

lol I have no idea what you're talking about, the corners are rounded

@NotSolutha

25 күн бұрын

Have a ridge, the only thing that it messes up are the cards themselves. Scratches the fuck outta them.

"Everybody else is crazy"...yep thats how the crazies see themselves.

@juanitoalcachofa3485

25 күн бұрын

Exactly; I couldn’t help to grin when asmond was talking about it. Like, sure buddy; the Diogenes syndrome streamer is gonna have a shot at pretending to be rational again.

@jetdathreat

25 күн бұрын

I think that's also how cults get you lol

@Maelthorn1337

25 күн бұрын

Almost certain that's the joke he's making.

@scubasteve2189

25 күн бұрын

First of all, he’s making a self-aware joke. But second of all, he’s more sane than most of the people taking the time to try and shame someone else on the internet for how THEY are living their lives. 😉

@Mattaiu

25 күн бұрын

@@juanitoalcachofa3485he’s making a self aware joke. He’s not being serious. Why do you watch this channel if you feel this way about asmon? Hate watching is being his biggest fan 💀👍

So I'm not the only person who remembers BetterHelp getting shat on by all the KZreadrs then only a couple years later the money is obviously too good to turn down

A huge amount of Michael Rosenbaum's (Lex Luthor in Smallville) podcasts are sponsored by BetterHelp and he is actually making a big deal in his show about ''wellness'' and ''therapy'' being important, often asking relevant questions to his guests. I would not be surprised if the guy was further involved than just taking BetterHelp's money.

Betterhelp sponsored Corridor Crew's video yesterday with the spot read by Griffin. I'm seeing Betterhelp popping up a lot of places again and thought that's what this video was addressing. Many of the videos that Betterhelp sponsor have comment threads with people complaining about the sponsorship and other people defending that they may have a sponsorship contract.

Another thing if I want to cheer myself up I go to Walmart to people watch, my life may not be perfect but at least I still have the will to shower.

@iRunKids

25 күн бұрын

Why you gotta be shttn on Asmon in his own comments man, not cool bud

@briancollins7296

25 күн бұрын

i got asked to leave if i wasnt going to buy anything, i told the guy that was going to make me even less likely to make a purchase and suggested he rephrase his statement. i also went back the next day and shit in the urinal and stuffed soaked toilet paper into the air dryers.

@darkwyve

25 күн бұрын

@@iRunKids Would they be a *real* Asmon fan if they *weren't* shitting on him? )

@moonknight87

25 күн бұрын

@@iRunKids no shade at all, I don’t trust the service he is talking about

@evanmarogen

24 күн бұрын

​@@briancollins7296 based you doin the lords work.

I remember i started seeing a bunch of people promote betterhelp then pewdiepie made a video talking about how basically anyone could sign up and become a therapist. Crazy if just keeps popping up. And when its off youtube its being advertised all over podcasts

Distractible was sponsored too but that was before the drama came out.

I think you just helped me find an idea for my case study for my ethics class thank you haha

I've reported and blocked ad on BetterHelp ads for months through KZread, but they still pop back up.

The issue is deeper than people give it credit for. Even Asmons example of comparing it to a raccoon implies there's an individual or small group responsible, but it's an entity. If youve ever heard the phrase "being a corporate cog," this should make sense. Once a business, company, corporation, etc. has enough cogs... it becomes a cycle, and a reflection of the operators and the consumers. It is what it is

Man hearing him read off the better help advertisement sounds totally different after the video

Sponsor block is such a blessing

@Giggles4692

25 күн бұрын

What? What is that? Are you talking about add block?

@caddph

25 күн бұрын

​@Giggles4692 it's a bit different; ad block will block pre/mid/post ads, but sponser block will skip the portion of a KZread video that is an ad read.

@tripcave420

24 күн бұрын

Report the ad too for fraud@@caddph

I can't spend 30 min of KZread before I see an ad or two for "betterhelp"

The only person who I can think of that was sponsored by betterhelp was Anthony Padilla, But I haven't seen that sponsorship in a long time

I only get the advertisements when watching shorts, because those are the only ones that sneak through my blocker.

What sucks is that a KZreadr I watch a lot of keeps promoting them, and they get called out a lot, but he just doesn't care. Even with all the problems with BH, he continues to work with them. The KZreadr is Bigjigglypanda.

I was one of those suckers who was signing up but when i did the sub fee was $80 -200+ but they would also charge for how many sessions you had a per month. Which is confusing because you would think the sub fee would cover the cost of an extra session in a month.

I got an idea for the 31:00 problem. Get a cut from the sale .. have your user data minted as a nft when a third party wants to buy it…and get your fair cut

Huge W video Zach, nailed it, also I agree, I love dem trash taste boys but they are smart and should absolutely know better. thanks for shedding extra light