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Newswise — The responsibility of being a caregiver for a loved one is admirable and gratifying.
But its demands can take their toll and lead to burnout without the right outlets and coping mechanisms.
A number of things can contribute to physical, mental and emotional exhaustion from caregiving over time:
- Unreasonable demands or unrealistic expectations
- Frustrations over lack of money, help, resources and/or caregiver skills
- Less social (or alone) time and freedom
“What I tell caregivers is that it’s really important to take care of you so that there’s some of you left to take care of someone else,” says Pnina Rothenberg, MS, OTR/L, an occupational therapist at Levindale. “To spend 24 hours a day caring for somebody can be a lot….
