CF is not only a disease that affects the physical body but also affects your mental/emotional state. Many people with CF have depression and/or anxiety or other mental health issues. It is a hard fight mentally as well. I have not been shy with my depression diagnosis. It hasn’t always been peaches and cream. It is a fight. I have clinical depression. There others that have situational depression meaning that depression takes over when they get sick with a CF exacerbation or other CF related health situation. There is no shame in having Depression but there is a lot of stigma that comes with it.

Here are some visuals that I borrowed to share the psychological affects.  (click on photo to enlarge)