Helplines in Nigeria.

Contact a hotline in Nigeria for free, confidential support with stress

Extreme stress can seriously impact your mental health and quality of life. If you're feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope with your responsibilities, help is available. You can get support from 5 helplines in Nigeria. Reach out if you're experiencing any of the following:

• You easily forget things.
• Rapid heartbeat and chest pain.
• Relying on drugs or alcohol to relax or feel better.
• Headaches or dizziness.
• Being overly pessimistic or only focusing on the negative side of things.
• High blood pressure and hypertension.
• Pulling back from your loved ones.
• Dry mouth and trouble swallowing anything.

Being stressed out can make you feel on edge. This is the body's normal response to extreme pressure – whether real or perceived. It's important to manage stress so that it doesn't grow. Chronic stress can make it hard to cope with everyday demands, but it can be managed and reduced.

Carrying all of your stress on your own can be a heavy burden to bear. Reaching out to a hotline counselor in Nigeria can help lighten your load and bring you relief. A helpline counselor will listen to you with compassion and can help you find healthy ways to cope.

If you feel like you might need support with your experiences of stress, try reaching out to a hotline in Nigeria. It's free and confidential.