Helplines in Portugal.

Is your home-life causing stress due to family problems? Contact a hotline in Portugal for support

If you feel as if your family life is sometimes too much to bear, you are not alone. There are others who understand how unhappy, isolated, anxious, exhausted, confused or frustrated you may feel. If you struggle with the following, there are 2 hotlines in Portugal where you can reach for the support you deserve.

• Stress in the family, caused by issues with housing, money or unemployment.
• Frequent conflicts about everyday things and differences of opinion, beliefs or behaviour.
• Co-dependency, in which a family member relies on you for emotional, mental or physical support.
• Money problems, unemployment, poverty and the many impacts these can have on your family.
• Family conflicts with new step-parents, step-brothers, step-sisters or step-children.
• Drug, alcohol or gambling addiction and the impact this can have on your family.
• A parent or sibling who suffers from addiction, mental illness, illness or disability.
• A sibling, parent or guardian who is absent physically or emotionally.

When you're experiencing family problems, you may tend to blame yourself. But you are not responsible for the behavior of your family members. While you can't control the poor behavior of others, you can get help with how to respond.

If your problems at home are following you out the door, you're not alone. Many people who experience family conflict find it difficult to cope. The good news is that help is available in Portugal. You can speak to a crisis line counselor and get free, confidential support whenever you're ready.