Where do caregivers or family go for support?

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4. AARP has a subgroup for caregiver support.

V.A., if the person was a veteran. Yours or the patient's primary physician.

Clergy.

With any of the above, it depends on the quality of the person giving support to the caregiver.


AND then, right here, there is D.U. I have poured my heart out a couple of times on D.U. I've gotten compassion and good advice. I have also seen others get the same on D.U.

Whether you choose to post here, for your own benefit, take out a notepad or whatever and write out what physiological problems you are meeting.... from as simple as needing to go shopping to constant need to "be there' for the person. Write it out on paper, not the computer screen. You may put it on the computer at a later time.

Then do the same for your feelings. "I feel....... when xxx happens. Or I feel this way alll the time. Guilt and resentment are big ones for caregivers who fee overwhelmed. And maybe anger towards others who are not helping but should.


I will stop here.