Erin Leigh Weatherhogg

The voices in my head are in a constant battle for dominance, and somehow the obnoxious one always seems to win.

These 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.

MDD is one of the most debilitating conditions in the world, with severe depression rated in the same disability category as terminal cancer

What 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.