Helplines in Victoria, Australia.

Battling to cope with your diagnosis and symptoms? Reach out to a helpline for free support in Victoria, Australia

The news and reality of a physical illness can have a disruptive impact on your life. You may have trouble doing things that seemed effortless before. You may feel alone, burdensome, or isolated from your friends and family. In Victoria, Australia there are 1 helplines you can contact for support whenever you feel:

• Worried about how you’ll look after your family when you are sick, you lose your job, or become disabled.
• Loss of control and an intense feeling of helplessness in the face of your illness.
• Like a burden to friends or family, and no longer a valuable member of society.
• Self-hate over what you’ve become or what feel you must have done to deserve it.
• Worry about the pain you'll feel, medical bills, death, and your family’s future happiness.
• Grief about the health, mobility, social life and peace of mind that you have lost.
• That you are powerless, hopeless or burdensome.
• Afraid of what the future holds, including the pain you may feel, disabilities or death.

Depending on your illness, personality, age, lifestyle and home support system, there are a range of difficult emotions you may be feeling. Illness can be life-changing, and it is always unexpected.

No matter your diagnosis or medical outlook, you have the power to face the emotional challenges of physical illness with grace – but you do need support. Reaching out for help does not imply that you are weak or powerless – it simply indicates that you are human. Speak to a volunteer or counselor in Victoria, Australia who understands the unspoken effects of physical illness on mental health.