Erin WeatherhoggNov 18, 20194 minDear Diary: Depression is a Constant Mental DichotomyThe voices in my head are in a constant battle for dominance, and somehow the obnoxious one always seems to win.
Erin WeatherhoggOct 28, 20193 minThree Things Never to Say to Someone With Major Depressive DisorderThese are three things that might immediately leap to mind when you hear someone lives with MDD--but for the love of God, don't say them.
Erin WeatherhoggOct 26, 20194 minGeneralized Anxiety Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder: What are GAD and SAD?Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder are two conditions with similar abbreviations, but very different symptoms.
Erin WeatherhoggOct 21, 20193 minDear Diary: Every Twenty-Eight Days, Everything SucksThat's PMDD. Getting your period can feel like getting the flu--or at least mean a comparable level of feeling crappy. Every. Month.
Erin WeatherhoggOct 18, 20193 minPremenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: It's Not Just Really Bad PMS PMS can vary from woman to woman, month to month. A disorder is diagnosed when symptoms are super-severe every month.
Erin WeatherhoggOct 16, 20194 minMajor Depressive Disorder: What It Is and What It DoesMDD is one of the most debilitating conditions in the world, with severe depression rated in the same disability category as terminal cancer
Erin WeatherhoggOct 14, 20193 minDepression May Be Lonely, But You're Not AloneWhat I do want to say is that in real life mental illness is way different than you may be picturing it. It is often invisible.
