Helplines in DRY, Northern Ireland.

Struggling to deal with the effects of physical illness? Get support from a hotline in DRY, Northern Ireland

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 DRY, Northern Ireland there are 1 helplines you can contact for support whenever 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.

Hospital visits, pain and disability can take an overwhelming toll on your emotions. Medication and prolonged periods of stress can make it hard to function and think clearly from day to day. You may feel isolated, burdensome and unable to cope.

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 DRY, Northern Ireland who understands the unspoken effects of physical illness on mental health.