The Ithacan

Shedding light on OCD truths

By Allie Richter • December 8, 2021

So if you are someone with OCD, no, you are not crazy. No, you are not weird. You are just someone battling with their brain just like any other mental illness.

Those Funny Feelings – Mental Health, Part 3

March 25, 2016

Junior Matt Hirsch uses stand-up comedy as a method for sharing his experience with mental illnesses.

We All Have Something – Mental Health, Part 2

February 20, 2016

For six years, Ithaca College student Molly struggled with an eating disorder, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. She shares how her recovery process has inspired her to take active roles in the college community.

Stigma surrounding mental illness needs to be eliminated

By Amelia Erikson, Columnist • October 7, 2015

It is exasperating, sometimes, that we need specified days to remind us to take action to prevent hurting other human beings.