Helplines in Samoa.

Are you struggling to cope with a physical illness? Contact a helpline in Samoa for support.

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 1 helplines in Samoa where you can confide in volunteers or counselors for support when you feel:

• Worried about how you’ll look after your family when you are sick, you lose your job, or become disabled.
• Loss of control and an intense feeling of helplessness in the face of your illness.
• Like a burden to friends or family, and no longer a valuable member of society.
• Self-hate over what you’ve become or what feel you must have done to deserve it.
• Worry about the pain you'll feel, medical bills, death, and your family’s future happiness.
• Grief about the health, mobility, social life and peace of mind that you have lost.
• That you are powerless, hopeless or burdensome.
• Afraid of what the future holds, including the pain you may feel, disabilities or death.

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.

Physical illness can bring emotional challenges that are hard to face without proper support. In Samoa, you can contact a helpline to speak with a counselor or volunteer who cares and understands how physical illness can impact on mental health. Asking for help does not mean that you're weak – it simply shows that you are human.