The sun doesn’t shine, birds don’t chirp, food tastes bland and colors are dull. Everything that was once great is only okay. When life loses its meaning, it’s difficult to get up and keep going.   Depression...

Do you have trouble falling asleep? Have you lost your appetite or motivation to spend time with friends this winter? This may be more than just a case of the “winter blues.” These symptoms may be...

There seems to never be enough time to be unwell in college. You don’t get a chance to breathe some days without the feeling that something is falling behind, dragging by your ankles like a weighted...

WSC students were able to take a short test determining if they showed symptoms of depression. The Counseling Center and Peer Education Network (PEN) held these screenings on Thursday. The screenings...

Earlier this year, President Bar­rack Obama designated Sept. 10 as national Suicide Prevention Day. “On World Suicide Prevention Day, we reaffirm our belief that mental health is an essential part...

Last Tuesday, Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately flown into a mountainside in the French Alps by the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz. After locking his pilot out of the cockpit, Lubitz proceeded to fly...

“Oh, just calm down.” “Get over it.” “Maybe if you didn’t allow yourself to feel sad, you’d feel better.” People faced with mental illnesses are told these things almost daily....