Helplines in Guangdong, China.

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

Everything changes when you’re diagnosed with a serious, chronic or life-threatening physical illness. Coping with your new reality can be challenging, especially when you feel isolated or alone. You are valued. There are 2 helplines in Guangdong, China where you can confide in volunteers or counselors for support when you feel:

• That life isn’t worth living, given the limitations and pain associated with your medical condition.
• Isolated from friends and family due to the physical and mental effects of your condition.
• Fear that you'll be defined by your medical condition, instead of who you really are.
• 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.
• Cut off from your family and friends who cannot understand what you are going through.
• Unsure how to process the reality of death or come to terms with your mortality.
• Depression about the life you've lost, things you cannot do, and places you cannot go.

Illness is usually unexpected, and it sometimes seems unfair. Perhaps the news or consequences of your illness has made you feel numb with shock and disappointment, or overwhelmed with powerful emotions. The inability to think straight or function may make you feel frustrated, anguished or useless. You are still valued.

Facing the challenges of physical illness requires strength that can sometimes only come through support. There are volunteers and counselors in Guangdong, China who are waiting to hear your concerns and help you find the emotional strength and resilience within you. Asking for help doesn't mean you're weak – it shows that you are human.