Caregiver Stress
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Is Caring for Aging Parents More Stressful Than Getting Divorced?
When an aging loved one's health begins to fail, families are confronted by a variety of challenging decisions. Making care decisions for aging parents has been identified as a significant life stressor.
13 CommentsApologizing After Caregiver Stress Causes a Blowup
Caregiving is a stressful job even during the best of times. Don't be too hard on yourself if you blow up from time to time but do look for reasons why you are feeling angry or frustrated and learn how to offer a sincere apology.
14 CommentsLOL: Reduce Caregiver Stress with a Good Laugh
Caregivers desperately need to decompress and lift their spirits. One way to go about reducing caregiver stress is to teach yourself how to laugh despite the everyday challenges of caring for an aging loved one.
12 CommentsCaregiver Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety, Stress & Worry
Stress is normal for caregivers. But constant worrying, unrelenting doubts and pre-occupation with worst-case scenarios can be unproductive and even paralyzing. Recognize the triggers of anxiety, stop worrying and reduce stress in daily life.
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Stress Questions
27 years old and living with my MIL (74). She shows signs of dementia but the family refuses to accept it. Been a year, can't do it anymore.
11 AnswersMargaretMcKen Replied 1 hour agoMy Mother is so overly critical and negative. It’s having a real impact on my mental health and I don’t know how to cope.
24 AnswersIluvmydad217 Answered 3 hours agoMy sister will not do her PT and is not trying to get better in the hospital. She is 67. She has diabetes. She is on Dialysis.
10 Answerslealonnie1 Replied 6 hours agoThe wife won’t give her bank details so we can make my dad permanent in the nursing home, what can we do?
4 Answerslealonnie1 Replied 8 hours ago
Stress Discussions
Caring for an elderly NM, brainwashed.
6 CommentsDaughterof1930 Commented Oct 23, 2024Asking for advice on narcissistic mom currently in the hospital with narc sis as the caretaker.
16 CommentsIloveou Commented Jun 26, 2024My landlord has been kidnapped by a woman who claims to be a relative. She is isolating her and I need help to find out where she is at.
4 CommentsAlvaDeer Commented Mar 20, 2024Tips for managing stress while being a caregiver.
5 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Feb 28, 2024
Stress Related Topics
- Burnout
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Care Decisions
- Caregiving
- Dementia Behaviors
- Cognitive Decline
- Memory Loss
- Cancer
- Signs of Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Violent Behavior
- Aging in Place
- Dementia Wandering
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Severe Dementia
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Adult Day Care
- Area Agency on Aging