Helplines in Tanzania.

Feeling defeated by the impacts of a physical illness? Free helplines are available in Tanzania

The news and reality of a physical illness can have a disruptive impact on your life. You may have trouble doing things that seemed effortless before. You may feel alone, burdensome, or isolated from your friends and family. In Tanzania there are 0 helplines you can contact for support whenever you feel:

• 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.

Illness is usually unexpected, and it sometimes seems unfair. Perhaps the news or consequences of your illness has made you feel numb with shock and disappointment, or overwhelmed with powerful emotions. The inability to think straight or function may make you feel frustrated, anguished or useless. You are still valued.

You have the potential to face the challenges of illness with resilience and grace – but you do need support. By reaching to a helpline in Tanzania, you can talk with counselor or volunteer who understands the unspoken, emotional effects of physical illness. Contacting a helpline doesn't mean you're weak – it simply shows that you are human.