I don’t disagree, but mil was wanting her to get back on the academics within three days after this revelation. IMO, the immediacy of mil’s suggestion just piled on the shame. Neither avenue of counseling was pursued. He (he has since transitioned) never finished. He’s now 31.
Anyway, I think there is still a lot of stigma associated with therapy with the older set. I think the point of this thread is now there is sort of a stigma associated with NOT getting therapy.
Because it was so out of character for her, I was concerned she had experienced something traumatic.