“I’m on my last leg…”
Caregivers can be overwhelmed by the circumstances to the point where their emotional and physical health reaches the limits of burnout.
Caregiving implies responding to a series of demands, tasks, efforts, and tensions derived from their tasks, which can have repercussions on both the caregivers and on those around them.
They may often feel frustrated; the caregiving situation absorbs them in such a way that they are forced to spend less time with their children, partner, or friends, or to stop doing those things they enjoyed, which causes on them a feeling of lack of freedom. Consequently, one of the main risks for caregiver’s well-being is social isolation.
In addition to this, it is common to feel helpless and angry, as well as to feel abandoned or to perceive that other family members neglect the situation and the care needs of the dependent person.
This set of emotions, feelings and thoughts can easily lead to psychological and physical problems.
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