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

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 Portugal there are 1 helplines you can reach out to for support if you are feeling:

  • Afraid of what the future holds, including the pain you may feel, disabilities or death.
  • Worried about how you’ll look after your family when you are sick, you lose your job, or become disabled.
  • Anxiety, tension, fear, sadness and helplessness about your condition and what the future holds.
  • Afraid about the uncertainty of life and the pain you may feel from your symptoms.
  • 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.
  • That your medical condition is having a negative impact on your mental health and wellbeing.
  • Fear of future physical discomfort, pain, changes to your routine, and possibly death.

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.

Physical illness can bring emotional challenges that are hard to face without proper support. In Portugal, 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.


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