Caregiver Stress
Five Tips for Coping When You’re Disappointed in Yourself
Disappointment is a feeling that no one wants to experience, especially if they’re a caregiver. If you’re feeling these types of feelings more often, try some of these ideas to work through them. You Might Be Your Own Worst Critic. You’re tackling a tough job in being a family member’s caregiver. It’s entirely possible that…
Read MoreWho Should Be in Your Caregiver Support Network?
You might have heard about forming your very own personal support network, but who should be a part of that group? It can vary, depending on your needs and your senior’s needs, but this list can get you started. Your Senior’s Medical Team. Your senior’s medical team can help you to learn as much as…
Read MoreWhat Can You Do if Worrying Seems Like All You Do?
At some point in your caregiving journey, you might start to feel as if worrying is about all that you do. It’s easy to get wrapped up in what might happen or what you might be able to prevent. But worrying isn’t productive and it saps energy you need for other tasks. Take a Step…
Read MoreWhat Can You Do When Caregiving Isn’t Going So Well?
Believe it or not, every day as a caregiver is not going to go the way that you would ideally like for it to go. And if you’re experiencing weeks like that, caregiving is likely feeling painful for you. Look at Your Goals in Caregiving. Sometimes the reason that caregiving seems as if it isn’t…
Read MoreCauses of Emotional Overeating in Family Caregivers
More than 65 million Americans act as part-time or full-time family caregivers. As more elderly adults need help with personal care due to physical and mental limitations, more demands are placed on family caregivers to cope with the responsibilities. The stress of caregiving can lead to numerous physical and mental health issues if it is…
Read MoreHow Are You Asking Other Family Members to Pitch in and Help?
It might feel to you as if getting help from other family members is worse than pulling teeth. Your approach could be what’s making the situation more difficult than it has to be. Avoid Guilt Altogether. Guilt can be a powerful tool when you wield it against other family members. But the problem is that…
Read MoreHow Can You Learn to Ask for Help Effectively as a Caregiver?
When you’ve been a pretty self-sufficient person for most of your life, you might find it difficult to ask for help with anything. Being a caregiver seems to complicate that problem because you may feel as if you have to be the one doing all the helping. Look at How You Ask for Help Now.…
Read MoreAre You Doing Everything that You Can to Make Time for Yourself?
You might try figuring out how to carve out more time for you, only to give up fairly quickly when an obstacle shows up or when the task gets tough. Here are some ways around that problem. Seek out Spare Minutes. Those spare minutes you find here and there to just breathe can actually add…
Read MoreWhat is Your Backup Plan if You Can’t Care for Mom?
Your mom needs help around the house. You’ve been helping her out and that’s working fine, but what happens if something changes? Do you have a backup plan? You should. Life Doesn’t Come With Warnings. Imagine a scenario like this. Your family’s care plan is going great. Your younger sister was already staying home with…
Read MoreIs There Any Way to Manage Stress When You Can’t Avoid it or Control It?
Stress that you can avoid is fabulous because then it never touches your world. But what about the stressors that you can’t avoid or control? Those you have to deal with in a different way. Learn What Is Controllable. So much about life as a caregiver is not controllable. Your elderly family member’s health can…
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