I graduated college several years ago and one of my old professors recently messaged to ask how I've been doing...I want to actually *tell* her but am also like...no one ever actually wants an honest answer to that question, they want to hear you're fine. She was one of my favorite professors, tough as nails but compassionate - I have a public speaking phobia though I didn't know it at the time, broke down sobbing before a presentation and she was very kind to me. I remember she actually suggested I go to my school's counseling center, but...I was terrified that my parents would find out and still wrestling with the belief that everything was normal and I was just a baby. Anyway...it's been three days. I've just left her hanging. I don't know what to say.