After the divorce with his wife (or Caroline in Pokemon anime), Norman does start going to therapy. Little by little, day by day things begin helping and coming to terms with things that he never felt okay with verbalizing before. Realizing certain things were not okay but simply allowed them to continue due to fear and societal pressure.
It's how Norman gets the courage to finally end his long-term, and incredibly toxic friendship with Professor Birch. Realizing that Birch never cared for him as a friend viewing him only as a means to an end rather than a person.
It hurts but Norman feels so much more liberated and free.






















