Coping With Stress – How To Avoid Caregiver Burnout When Caring for an Aging Parent or Loved One

When you’re a family member caring for an aging parent or loved one, assuming the role of primary caregiver is a tough job. Caregiving can be stressful and anxiety inducing, as well as physically taxing and socially isolating, putting family members at high risk of “caregiver burnout”. If you don’t dedicate time to yourself, your caregiving job can potentially start to have a real negative impact on spirit, mood, and overall health. This article outlines several helpful ways you can avoid caregiver burnout. Caregiver burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion that in many cases is accompanied by a change in attitude, positive and caring to unconcerned and negative. Caregiver burnout usually happens when family members providing care for their loved ones don’t get the help they need, or when they strive to do more than they