Free emotional support hotlines for chronic and physical illness in Illinois

Struggling to deal with the effects of physical illness? Get support from a hotline in Illinois, United States

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 Illinois, United States there are 1 helplines you can contact for support whenever you feel:

• That you are powerless, hopeless or burdensome.
• Regret or shame about what you may have done to cause or deserve your illness.
• Isolated from those who don’t comprehend your discomfort or the seriousness of your condition.
• Anger and disbelief about your diagnosis, and constantly asking yourself, “why me?”
• Worry that you are a burden and no longer as active or capable as before.
• Worried about how you’ll look after your family when you are sick, you lose your job, or become disabled.
• Cut off from your family and friends who cannot understand what you are going through.
• Afraid about the uncertainty of life and the pain you may feel from your symptoms.

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.

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 Illinois, United States, 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.