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Areas of Stress for Caregivers

Caregiver Stress

Caregiver

As a caregiver, you are subjected to emotional stress and strain physically. Reports show that caregivers show higher levels of stress than people who are none caregivers. The main role of caregivers is to help the elderly who are at times sick, or disabled. They are on call almost daily. Caregivers stretch and strain and sometimes lack enough time for them and their families.

Who Can Get Caregiver Stress

Any caregiver is exposed to caregiver stress. The stress expressed from caregiving leads to health issues that hinder the full concentration of caregivers to the loved ones. However, women are reported to having more stress than men. Other people subjected to stress are:

  • Caregivers for loved ones who constantly need medical care and supervision

Caregivers of people with diseases like Alzheimer’s or dementia are highly likely to experience health problems and more depressed than caregivers of people with less demand for constant care.

  • Care for a spouse

In some circumstances, the spouse finds him/herself being a caregiver to the partner. Often, women become caregivers and are highly likely to get diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels. they are also at risk of contracting heart diseases while caring for other patients.

For this reason, caregivers are required to undergo regular body screening especially when symptoms like lack of enough sleep and reduced physical activity.

Stress Areas for Caregivers

Isolation

Isolation is common for caregivers because of the time needed for caregivers. Some causes of isolation include

  • Feel of no safety when leaving their loved one alone.
  • The feel of having less extra time.
  • Less time with your family hence disconnection from friends and family.

In some instances, caregiving can be made difficult because others may not understand what they are going through. Caregivers experiencing isolation should find comfort by talking to someone or joining a caregiving social group where all caregivers meet and share.

Guilt

Feel of guiltiness is brought by isolation, being overwhelmed by responsibilities that a caregiver should give to a patient. Guilt may also come as a result of

  • Feel of disloyalty
  • The dissatisfaction of the work a caregiver is giving the loved one.
  • Feeling frustrated if the loved one is not improving

Many people may begin feeling that the stress levels are increasing and the physical activity reduces. Pressures and the constant demand for delivering positive results even when there is not much that can be done to improve a situation will cloud a caregiver. Hence stress will be the only reaction exerted by your body. A long-term caregiver will most likely face these challenges hence, caregivers should look for ways to outlet their frustrations and pressures.

Demands of Constant Care

Many caregivers find themselves constant care to the loved ones and spending any time they have with their loved ones. Other caregivers find out that their responsibilities are less constant, but the uncertainty of being needed at a particular time becomes a stressor. They feel that they should be constantly available just in case duty calls. That feeling of “always on duty” is a heavy toll to the caregiver.

Shift in Roles

Every child begins to stress them. wants to live longer with their parents if possible. But age catches up with the parents and it becomes impossible for the parents to continue caring for the children. When children now become the caretaker, the shift in roles becomes a stressor. It becomes difficult watching someone who has been caring for you being in need of your care. They need to be dressed, driven, given medicine and others require a diaper change. For spouses, it is difficult watching the person you love needing attention, and help when they feel helpless. Such vulnerability is often hard for caregivers. The toll will take part in either party needing care.

Financial Stress

Financial stress is one of the main stressors experienced by caregivers. Finances are needed not only for the people caregivers care for, but also for their daily upkeep. Sometimes this demand is strenuous. Some ways that finances are required include

  • Medical bills for the physician’s visits
  • Treatments
  • In-home care

The expenses are much for caregivers working on a fixed income. Around 60% of caregivers are said to reduce their working hours or change their careers to make more living. The time needed to care for their loved ones makes them leave work early or report to work late, hence reduced income.

Conclusion

The demands of caregiving are overwhelming, especially when one is not in control of what is happening. If the stress the caregivers face is not checked, it could greatly affect their health, sanity of their state of mind and at times cost them relationships of friends and family. As a caregiver, taking care of yourself is a necessity and not a luxury. You can only take care of your loved one if you are physically and emotionally fit. As much as it may be difficult to find energy and time to take care of yourself, remember self-care is a priority. If you are a caregiver or you know someone who is a caregiver in Sanibel and needs to be guided on special needs care, contact The Mattar Firm to speak with our special needs planning lawyer today.

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