The Counselor’s Rebirth: Silence is Not a Secret
Language: en
The campus "It-Girl" was caught cheating on her finals. On the verge of a mental breakdown, she came to me for a private counseling session. I spent an entire day talking her down from the ledge. She begged me to keep her suicidal thoughts a secret. I agreed. The next morning, she was standing on the roof of the library, preparing to jump in front of a crowd of hundreds. After she was "saved," the university launched an investigation to find a scapegoat. They set their sights on me—the campus psychologist. "You knew a student had suicidal ideations. Why didn't you report it to the…