Helplines in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Battling to cope with your diagnosis and symptoms? Reach out to a helpline for free support in Bosnia and Herzegovina

It’s hard to maintain a positive outlook when your life is disrupted by physical illness. The basic tasks of daily life might become too challenging to handle alone, and you may start to feel like a burden. In Bosnia and Herzegovina there are 1 helplines you can reach out to for support if you are feeling:

• Shame and sadness about becoming a burden to others.
• Unable to cope mentally or emotionally with the pain and discomfort you feel.
• Isolated from those who don’t comprehend your discomfort or the seriousness of your condition.
• Anxiety, tension, fear, sadness and helplessness about your condition and what the future holds.
• That life isn’t worth living, given the limitations and pain associated with your medical condition.
• Grief about the health, mobility, social life and peace of mind that you have lost.
• Self-hate over what you’ve become or what feel you must have done to deserve it.
• Denial, reluctance or an inability to accept your diagnosis or medical condition.

Physical illness can disrupt your sleep patterns, family life, social life, work life, and your ability to function as normal. Medication, pain and exhaustion can make it difficult to think straight or process your feelings. A bad diagnosis can feel devastating.

You have the potential to face physical illness with grace and resilience. To do so, you need to nurture your mental and emotional wellbeing. You can start by confiding in someone in Bosnia and Herzegovina who understands how deeply medical distress can affect your mental health. Reaching for support does not make you weak, helpless or incapable – it just means you’re human.