Caregiver Burden & Guilt Category

  Politics are everywhere including in caregiving relationships. If watching politicians flip flop in between opinions and parties isn't enough to push one over the edge, trying to manage the politics of caregiving can pose similar challenges.  Caregiving situations where multiple family memb...

Challenges of invisible caregivers include navigating healthcare, community services, friendships, and the caregiver's well-being. “Don’t bother working with her you got what you got.” Distressing words—some might call advice—from a physician informing a couple, who were my friends, t...

Caregiver burden represents the emotional, physical, and financial aspects and responsibilities of providing care and support for an ailing family member. This is a subject rarely discussed because most caregivers would be embarrassed to show feelings of exhaustion, frustration, or anxiety; bel...

Dealing with caregiver burnout means identifying ways to respond to a feeling of loss of control over daily life. Responding to ongoing care situations that become more demanding over time can be physically and emotionally wearing. Many caregivers feel that they can't speak honestly about their...

Anger and guilt are common in caregiving relationships. Focusing on the relationship instead of tasks is beneficial. ...

  The role of being a caregiver is bumpy. Caregivers feel joy and fulfillment as well as guilt, anger, depression, and loneliness on the emotional rollercoaster of caregiving. Caregivers feel family members have left them with the goods -- the responsibility of physically and financially cari...

By Pamela D. Wilson MS, BS/BA, CSA NCG Psychological stress is related to love-hate caregiving relationships. A feeling of mixed emotions often exists with those providing care to others. There are times when caregivers feel tired of being a caregiver.  Caregivers look back at their lives an...