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Cystic Fibrosis and Mental Health

How Does Cystic Fibrosis Affect Mental Health and Wellbeing?

Mental health among people with any chronic illness, including cystic fibrosis, remains an important part of maintaining long-term health and quality of life. That’s why regular mental health screenings have...

Mental Health Myths and Facts

Fact: Every month approximately 3.6% of U.S. adults undergo serious psychological distress. In 2014, 1 in 5 U.S adults experienced a mental health issue. Major depression affects 1 out of...

Exploring Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Cystic Fibrosis (Part 1)

Living with cystic fibrosis can be physically debilitating and mentally destabilizing. We know there is an elevated level of depression and anxiety within the CF population, but little research has...

CF and Caregiver Anxiety

I cannot think of a time that I was not anxious. I believe it is now a part of who I am. When I became a parent, it was increased...

Survivor’s Guilt

One of the hardest aspects of having CF is outliving the friends you make with CF. I know I fight mentally with the thought of, “When is it my turn?”...

Life with CF: An Interview and Insight

Our current life events in shutdown and quarantine remind me how twenty-five years ago when my son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, my world stopped. My immediate, “protective mom” reaction...

How Has Cystic Fibrosis Affected Your Mental Health?

Many of us are very familiar with the way cystic fibrosis (CF) can physically affect our bodies. However, in addition to cystic fibrosis impacting our lungs, pancreas, liver, sinuses, and...

Dealing With Guilt

Having cystic fibrosis means dealing with hard concepts and lots of emotions. Feeling sick, scared, angry, hurt, sad, grieving those we lost, and so much more. One of the hardest...