By Julie Hayes — 2020
An attitude of heightened awareness and focused attention can have great benefits.
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Caring for a loved one strains even the most resilient people. If you’re a caregiver, take steps to preserve your own health and well-being.
Adjusting your attitude is easier than you think.
Caring for a loved one can be stressful, and that stress can have a considerable impact on a caregiver’s personal health and well-being.
When you truly focus your attention to the task, the switch to thinking mindfully about your action results in a change in your feelings and behavior.
Here are just some of the pressures that many caregivers face.
You can ease your stress with a few simple techniques that don’t take a lot of time. Try these methods to ratchet down the tension.
If you know someone with PTSD, there are ways you can help. In fact, you can be very beneficial to their recovery, but only if you also care for yourself, too.
Whether you feel guilty for taking time out for yourself, or if you just feel like you don’t have the time to take, consider this perspective: If you don’t take care of yourself, you won’t have anything left to give.
If you’re a caregiver, here’s how to identify burnout—and what you can do about it.
Recognizing and Preventing Caregiver Overload