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Managing The Stress ~ Making The Decisions ~ Discovering The Meaning |
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Solutions To Your Caregiving Situations Throughout Your Caregiving Years |
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(Each month, we take a closer look at an aspect of your caregiving experience. In June, we take a look at happiness--and how your caregiving role impacts your level of happiness.) Your Caregiving Role and Your Happiness: Are the Two Mutually Exclusive? Someone you share a great deal of your time with is not happy. Maybe it's your care recipient. Perhaps it’s your spouse who doesn't agree with how much time you spend caring for your care recipient. Or, it could be an adult child who is so angry about the turn of events in your family that she can’t see straight. Or, it could be you. Your caregiving experience seems full of sadness, frustration, anger, guilt. Can happiness be part of the equation? In this issue, we tackle the tough question about your happiness. We asked fellow family caregivers to share their thoughts about these questions: --Are you happy as a caregiver? If so, why? --Do you have moments of happiness? If so, when? --If happiness is elusive, what are the obstacles between you and happiness (lack of time, lack of support, lack of help, lack of self-identify)? --What are the times, moments, years in your life when you feel you've known true happiness? --How did/do those moments or periods bring you happiness? --When you think of your future, what do you think will bring you happiness? We'll share some insights to help you keep codependence (or tri-dependence: your care recipient, the diagnosis, and you) at bay. And, we'll offer ideas of you can find your happiness niche. Happiness amongst illness and intense life decisions, on paper, seems crazy. But, you can, and should, know happiness and happiness without any strings attached (read: No guilt). You can have moments of happiness with your care recipient, within your caregiving role, and outside the realms of your caregiving role. When happiness comes, welcome her. Welcoming her ensures she’ll come back. Index of Articles A Caregiver's Good Little Helper Characteristics of Codependency The Elephant in the Room: Your Depression How Do We Help Family Members Die Well? 2003 Family Caregiver Survey Results: Your Experiences in Your Words Resilience: Hanging On To That Secret Weapon Mom Promised That To Me!...The Power of Possessions and How To Manage It Making Your Care Recipient's Medical Decisions Hidden Blessings: What you've gained--without even realizing it Channeling the Changes: You've Changed--But Your Friends, Family Haven't Caring for a Step: The challenge of caring for a family member who may not feel like family |
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