Caregiver Tips for Barely Getting By

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Sometimes, everyone feels that life is hard or impossible and that things will never get easier. But somehow, things change, and something that seemed impossible becomes within reach.

Do you ever wonder why life seems so difficult? As a caregiver for aging parents, grandparents, or a spouse who may be raising children at the same time, you may feel simply exhausted.

Learn questions to ask to find the way to get from where you are to where you want to be.

How to Identify Stress Overload

How might caregivers know when they are on stress overload that contributes to barely getting by? The first way to notice is to try to remember the old you, the calm you, the peaceful you. The “you” that you miss and wish you could be once again.

Were you super organized, and now you can’t find the pen you just laid down—somewhere? Did you forget to pay a bill even though it was on that to-do list you carry around with you? Have you gained weight, and you know this means you’re stressed?

Are you distracted to such a degree that projects you used to finish in an hour remain undone? You try to get started, and something else takes you off track.

Is your mind focused on choices that you regret or things you wish you had done? The problem with barely getting by is that we can’t live in what-if. We have to live in “what now.”

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