I don’t know if it’s a lame excuse or if it’s that Emma doesn’t want to give voice (to anyone who might be listening) to seeking help from a professional shrink (which says quite a lot about the appalling mental health attitudes in our country which is why I’m glad that Hook is actually encouraging Emma and not going on the defensive about her getting help from someone who isn’t him, which is what I expected).
Everything you all said. Also, the looks that the rest of the town gives Belle (in particular Regina and Snow) are kind of depressing. It’s that “Oh, look, it’s the local mafia boss’s wife, what’s she doing in here?” I mean, she’s technically family for crying out loud. I actually thought Hook came out the least obnoxious of the “heroes” here — and that’s saying something. To me it just confirms that Belle is always going to be treated as a pariah, when she’s not being used to further one of our “heroes'” goals. What a sad state of affairs.
Also, what’s up with the dudes with the harpoons in the background? “Call me Ishmael?”