Helplines in Dublin, Ireland.

Battling to come to grips with a physical illness? Get support from a free hotline in Dublin, Ireland

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 Dublin, Ireland there are 1 helplines you can reach out to for support if you are feeling:

• Frustration and anger about the uncertainty and disabilities associated with your illness.
• Cut off from your family and friends who cannot understand what you are going through.
• Fear that you'll be defined by your medical condition, instead of who you really are.
• Regret or shame about what you may have done to cause or deserve your illness.
• Depression about the life you've lost, things you cannot do, and places you cannot go.
• That you can no longer be a valuable member of your family or social group.
• That you are struggling to cope with the unpredictable or disabling aspects of your illness.
• Unable to cope mentally or emotionally with the pain and discomfort you feel.

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.

Facing the challenges of physical illness requires strength that can sometimes only come through support. There are volunteers and counselors in Dublin, Ireland 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.