The funny thing about the stigma is that it often reveals itself quietly. I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone teased for being depressed or suffering from an eating disorder—BC students (as far as I’ve seen) are pretty upright people. We know better than to bully each other. But what we will do is deny, deny, deny.

To see our closest friends and family fall victim to mental illness, it becomes important in learning what the root cause is, and what it is we can do to help.