Hey OP! Did you see that story about the 4 yo who climbed thru the fence and thru the barriers to get to the gorillas' moat? We should see that as a lesson on what can happen when parents pressure their kids. Wait! I guess that's what can happen when parents DON'T pressure their kids.
Life is full of pressure from many different sources. The girl in the story doesn't exemplify any story about too much pressure. It exemplifies what happens when you don't seek treatment for mental illness. She has classic signs of depression if nothing else. Yet, she chose to shut off most (not all) of her contacts rather than go to the student health center.
I also think most people have a different idea of what 'off the grid' means. She didn't even go 'underground'. She changed her number and address but some friends knew how to get ahold of her. The police certainly found her easily.